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Large Ovoid Vase with Bamboo Design

Hamada Shōji

Artwork Details

Large Ovoid Vase with Bamboo Design
circa 1930-1950
Hamada Shōji
stoneware with iron glaze; bamboo design created with wax resist
12 15/16 in x 7 1/8 in x 7 1/8 in (32.86 cm x 18.1 cm x 18.1 cm);10 5/16 in x 9 1/8 in x 9 1/16 in (26.19 cm x 23.18 cm x 23.02 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Spurr
2003/2.16

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Hamada Shôji
Japan, 1894–1978
Large ovoid vase with bamboo design
Shôwa period (1926–89)
ca. 1930–50
Stoneware with iron glaze and wax resist
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Spurr, 2003/2.16

Subject Matter:

Ovoid vase.

Physical Description:

Ovoid stoneware vase with brown iron glaze and bamboo design stretching diagonally across the height of the vase. A short, tapered neck flares iinto a wide rimmed opening.

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