| Period | Sunday, April 15 - Monday, July 16, 2018 |
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| Closed | Mondays, May 8 (April 30, July 16, open) |
| Opening Hours | 9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30) |
| Admissions | Adults 600 (550) yen, Junior High / Elementary School Students 300 (250) yen *( ) indicates prices for groups of 20 persons or more. Seniors (over 65years old) 300 yen (Please show proof age.) |
Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art presents the exhibition commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the death of the potter Hamada Shoji (1894-1978). Hamada, who made the town of Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture his base from 1924 until his death, produced a large body of heavily potted, powerful, utilitarian works throughout his career. A supporter of the Japan Folk Crafts movement initiated by Yanagi Soetsu, Hamada had a major influence on the crafts world in Japan. He was named a Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property (a “Living National Treasure”) in 1955, the first year that the Japanese government made such designations. His life-long dedication to the true meaning of pottery and his superb work are highly regarded and have been recognized by many awards, including the Order of Culture, granted to Hamada in 1968.
This exhibition presents 100 works by Hamada Shoji, from his early period to his final years. Its nucleus is the Tamesaburo Yamamoto Collection, the heart of the Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art (Oyamazaki-cho, Kyoto). Yamamoto Tamesaburo (1893-1966), the first president of Asahi Breweries and a well-known supporter of the Japan Folk Crafts movement, and Hamada Shoji first met when they were in their early twenties and remained close friends for over half a century. Yamamoto’s collection includes rare works from Hamada’s early years at the Kyoto City Ceramic Research Institute and works that show the influence of Hamada’s experiences as a potter in Britain and Okinawa. It also includes works that were cherished, and used, by the Yamamoto family. This large and carefully selected group of invaluable works is being exhibited in Mashiko for the first time.
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| 《緑鉄釉掛分流描大鉢》1960–70年代 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1,2） |
《黒釉三方把手大ジョッキ》1960年頃 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1） |
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| 《鉄絵葡萄文注瓶》1930年頃 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1） |
《鉄釉黍文瓶》1940年頃 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1） |
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| 《赤絵蓋付薬味入》1935年頃 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1,2） |
《鉄白釉打掛食籠》1946年頃 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1,2） |
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| 《琉球色絵笹文土瓶》1919年頃 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1,2） |
《琉球鉄絵染付黍文水指》1940年頃 アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館蔵（*1,2） |
*1：写真提供：アサヒビール大山崎山荘美術館
*2：写真撮影：四方邦熈
