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Mashiko Pottery Dish, Wax Resist Design browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1980: item # 172392 Please refer to our stock # 2B-613 when inquiring.
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| This thickly-potted Japanese ceramic plate is decorated with a transparent wax resist design against a rich brown glazed background. Mid-20th century. The brown glaze drips over the edge of the lip onto the transparent glaze covering the back. The high foot ring is unglazed, and there is an impressed mark stamped in a small circle on the glazed base. Mashiko has been a major folk pottery center since the 1850’s producing primarily utilitarian table wares. In the early 1900’s, Shoji Hamada established his kiln there and became internationally famous. The traditional pottery concept was to not pursue artistry apart from everyday life but to create practical beauty as a part of the crafted items to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this plate is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is perfect. Overall dimensions: 10 7/8” diameter, 1 7/8” high. | ||||||||
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