Plate
Tamura Koōichi
Description
Tamura Ko ̄ichi
Japan, 1918–1987
Plate
Sho ̄wa period (1926–89)
Early 1960s
Stoneware with iron brown and black glazes
Museum purchase, 1963/2.74
The Mingei (folk art) movement expanded both
nationally and internationally during the postwar
period as the reputations of its major artists grew.
Hamada and fellow-potter Kawai Kanjiro ̄ (whose
work is also on view in this gallery), the textile artist
Serizawa Keisuke (1895–1984), and the printmaker
Munakata Shiko ̄ (1903–1975) exhibited their
work widely and won prizes at international art
competitions. The movement inspired a younger
generation of studio potters, including Tamura
Ko ̄ichi, who created strikingly modern works using
the traditional forms of folk pottery
as a point of departure.
Subject Matter:
A square dish, perhaps used for sweets at a tea ceremony
Physical Description:
Square shaped ceramic plate with iron black/brown glaze. Areas of raised black glaze with speckled texture sharply contrast lighter brown sections. Together they forn the shapes of circles, cracks, and lines.
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