Lot 1 · BYFQLDish
A Large Stoneware Square Dish with Grasses Design
Hamada Shoji
Private collection · Hawai‘i
Japanese Studio Ceramics from a Private Hawai‘i Collection
Stoneware vessels, dishes, tea bowls, sake cups and related works by Hamada Shoji and Shimaoka Tatsuzo — two Living National Treasures of the Mashiko tradition — offered for private sale, each accompanied by its 2021 Sotheby’s auction estimate range.
30The collection
69 works
Artists
Hamada Shoji · Shimaoka Tatsuzo
Provenance
Joji Wago
Valuation
Sotheby’s, 2021
The collection
Assembled privately and held in Hawai‘i, this is a focused group of Mashiko stoneware — the confident iron brushwork and poured glazes of Hamada Shoji, and the rope-impressed inlay of his pupil Shimaoka Tatsuzo. The works are offered individually, by direct inquiry, to collectors who know what they are looking at.
Selected works
![Hamada Shoji — Mizusashi / Water Jar. A Stoneware mizusashi [water jar], Japanese stoneware, Showa period, 20th century.](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fworks%2Fhamada-shoji-stoneware-mizusashi-water-jar-byfrw.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Lot 19 · BYFRWMizusashi / Water Jar
A Stoneware mizusashi [water jar]
Hamada Shoji
Lot 30 · BYFS9Vase
A Cylindrical Stoneware Vase with Red and Green Glaze Sugar Cane Motif
Hamada Shoji
![Hamada Shoji — Chawan / Tea Bowl, hare. A Stoneware chawan [tea bowl] with Hare Motif, Japanese stoneware, Showa period, 20th century.](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fworks%2Fhamada-shoji-stoneware-chawan-tea-bowl-hare-motif-byfsm.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Lot 40 · BYFSMChawan / Tea Bowl
A Stoneware chawan [tea bowl] with Hare Motif
Hamada Shoji
![Shimaoka Tatsuzo — Yunomi / Tea Cup, rope-impressed inlay. A Stoneware yunomi [tea cup] with Inlaid Rope Pattern, Japanese stoneware, Showa period, 20th century.](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fworks%2Fshimaoka-tatsuzo-stoneware-yunomi-tea-cup-inlaid-rope-pattern-byftd.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Lot 62 · BYFTDYunomi / Tea Cup
A Stoneware yunomi [tea cup] with Inlaid Rope Pattern
Shimaoka Tatsuzo
Lot 68 · BYFTLDish
A Square Stoneware Dish with Radial Inlaid Rope Pattern
Shimaoka Tatsuzo
The artists
Hamada Shoji
1894–1978Living National Treasure, Mashiko
One of the defining figures of twentieth-century studio pottery, and a central force in the Mingei movement and the rise of Mashiko as a centre of ceramic art.
56 worksRead artist story →
Shimaoka Tatsuzo
1917–2007Living National Treasure, Jōmon-zōgan
A great successor to the Mashiko tradition and a student of Hamada, celebrated for his mastery of rope-impressed inlay — Jōmon-zōgan.
13 worksRead artist story →
Inquiries are handled personally by Daryl Fujita.
For availability, additional photographs, condition questions, or to discuss shipping, contact Daryl directly. Serious inquiries are welcome.
Buyer responsibilities
The buyer is responsible for shipping, packing, insurance, taxes, customs and any related costs. Shipping is arranged and discussed individually for each piece.