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Hamada Shōji
Press-Moulded Rectangular Bottle1955-1960

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Rectangular stoneware vessel with short squared neck, sandy gray matte glaze, and bold dark brown brushstroke decoration across the front face
Ceramic square-bodied bottle with a small rectangular neck, covered in a textured sandy glaze and decorated with bold, freely brushed dark iron-brown strokes across the surface.

Hamada Shōji, Press-Moulded Rectangular Bottle, 1955-1960, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Pauline Blank, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hamada Shōji
Japan, 1894-1978
Title
Press-Moulded Rectangular Bottle
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1955-1960
Medium
Manganese engobe, salt glaze, stoneware
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (19.7 x 11.7 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Pauline Blank
Accession Number
M.85.272
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Laura Andreson Collection: Pottery from Throughout the World. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, 1982.