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CORDED TEA CUP, TATSUZÔ SHIMAOKA (MINGEI) – SHÔWA

Référence : 2022-1091

Celadon tea cup with corded patterns glazed in the Jômon zogan style made by Tatsuzô Shimaoka (1919-2007, Mingei school). Developed by himself, this style is inspired by ancient processes such as the Jômon string-printing technique (ca. 13,000 – 800/300 B.C.) and the Korean process of the Joseon period (1392-1897) of adding white slip with decorative indentations. The salt gaze was imported from Europe.

Accompanied by its original transport box with signature and seal of the ceramist, and a washi paper sheet containing a short biography.

Japan, Tatsuzô Shimaoka (1919-2007, 島岡 達三) – Shôwa era (1926-1989), 1980s – early 1990s

Height: 3.8 in. (9.8 cm) – diameter : 3.7 in. (9.5 cm)

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“Biography of ceramist Tatsuzô Shimaoka
Born in Tokyo in 1919 as the eldest son of master Kumihimo Yonekochi Shimaka.
After graduating from the Department of Ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, he entered at the school of Shôji Hamada.
In 1954, he opened his own pottery workshop in Mashiko (Tochigi prefecture).
In 1962, he received the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award. In 1980, he received the Cultural Merit Award of Tochigi Prefecture. He held solo exhibitions every year in Matsuya (Tokyo), Hankyu (Osaka) and Matsuzakaya (Nagoya). Ten trips abroad including the USA, Canada, Australia, West Germany for conferences and solo exhibitions.
Published by Hoikusha. Color Books “Mashiko””

Moreover, the ceramist was awarded by the Gold Prize of the Ceramic Society of Japan (1994) and was designated as a Living National Treasure of Japan in 1966. His works have been acquired by several museums around the world including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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