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A PAIR OF GLAZED STONEWARE TEABOWLS
By Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), 20th century
Each of conical form with a thin moulded band in relief, the exterior
covered with a tenmoku over kaki glaze with black spots and the
interior pale grey nuka glaze expanding over the rim.
6.4cm x 9.5cm (2½in x 3¾in).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

Provenance
Ida and Val Burati Collection.

Published
Karol Kirberger Rodriguez, ‘Shoji Hamada and the Burati Collection’,
Master’s thesis, Columbia Visual Arts College, 1984, p.57, illus.36.

Val Burati, an American citizen, arrived in Japan in 1948, and with
his wife Ida, became a great admirer of the works of Hamada Shoji.
They visited his kiln in Mashiko several times between 1948 and 1951,
purchasing many ceramic wares from the studio.
157
A GLAZED STONEWARE HEXAGONAL VASE
By Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), 20th century
Covered with tessha (iron powder-based glaze), with an abstract
design in resist using the ro-nuki (wax-resist) technique, the interior
with a similar colour and the underside with a pale green glaze.
19.7cm (7¾in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 290,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

Provenance
Dr Mooney, Kansas City, U.S.A.

157 Accompanied by a letter from Hamada Ryuji, son of Hamada Shoji,
to the original buyer.

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