Square Plate

Shōji Hamada ca. 1960

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Square plate with sand-colored, intentionally under-fired glaze and a single, central stalk of wheat painted in iron -oxide brown, the border with a molded diagonal hatched pattern under a mottled tan and brown glaze.Condition: Perfect.

Details

Title: Square Plate
Creator Lifespan: Japanese, 1894-1978
Creator Nationality: Japanese
Date Created: ca. 1960
Location Created: Japan
Type: Ceramic
Rights: Purchase gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kahn
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3850/Square_Plate
Medium: Stoneware with iron -oxide decoration and underfired glaze
Period: Showa period
Dimensions: 3 x 12 1/2 in. (7.6 x 31.8 cm)
Collection: Asian Art
Artist: Hamada Shoji
Accession number: 75.179

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