Shōji Hamada
Japanese potter
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Shōji Hamada was a Japanese potter. He had a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world-renowned pottery centre. In 1955 he was... Wikipedia
Born: December 9, 1894, Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Died: January 5, 1978 (age 83 years), Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan
Children: Shinsaku Hamada and Atsuya Hamada
Grandchild: Tomoo Hamada
Parents: Kyuzo Hamada and Ai. Hamada