Stoneware Vase (1931)

Shōji Hamada

stoneware, thrown, trimmed and carved, with off-white glaze

Victoria & Albert Museum, Ceramics Collection, London

Photo credit: Victoria and Albert Museum

Classification:

Ceramic, Craft, Pottery

Materials:

Stoneware

Physical Object Description:

Tall bottle with roughly carved, evenly faceted exterior, wide-rimmed mouth, off-white glaze covering all but very bottom of footring. Bottle, stoneware with faceted sides, off-white glaze, Japan, Mashiko, by Hamada Shoji, circa 1931.

Technique:

Glazed

Dimensions:

32.7 x 15.7 (diameter) cm

Accession Number:

CIRC.348-1939

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1939

Scheme:

Pottery and Crafts Fund (1928-1948)

Ownership history:

Purchased by Ernest Marsh (1863-1945) for the Contemporary Art Society, with its Pottery and Crafts Fund; presented to Victoria & Albert Museum, Ceramics Collection, London, 1938/9

Relationship:

Ernest Marsh Victoria & Albert Museum, Ceramics Collection, London

All rights reserved. Any further use will need to be cleared with the rights holder. Permission granted to reproduce for personal and educational use only. Commercial copying, hiring, lending is prohibited. The collection that owns this artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.

For further information, please consult our section of our copyright policy.