Shoji Hamada Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1894 - d. 1978

The name Shoji Hamada often arises within the history of pottery as one of the greatest artists within the medium. Born in 1894, artist Shoji Hamada briefly studied at Tokyo Technical College, before meeting the British potter, Bernard Leach. They worked together for a few years; one of their projects involved creating a climbing kiln for the St. Ives pottery colony. He became known for Mingei (a.k.a. folk art) designs, and in 1932, Shoji Hamada began offering pottery art for sale in the U.S.

Considered a National Living Treasure, artist Shoji Hamada crafted pottery art to reflect beauty and usefulness. Prized collectibles include enamel yunomi (tea cups), lidded bowls, molded stoneware vases and bottles, and plates characterized by delicate trails of kaki glaze. Visitors to Japan can view where Shoji Hamada lived and worked, along with his indelible contributions to the world of art, at the Mashiko Sankokan Museum and the Museum of Oriental Ceramics. Add character to your living space with unique pottery art for sale at Invaluable.

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  • Shoji Hamada;Salt-glazed bowl with indigo decoration
    Sep. 04, 2026

    Shoji Hamada;Salt-glazed bowl with indigo decoration

    Est: ¥100,000 - ¥200,000

    0;with a wooden box titled, signed and sealed by the artist

    Ichi Art Company Ltd
  • Shoji Hamada ;Blue Salt-Glazed Faceted Vase
    Sep. 04, 2026

    Shoji Hamada ;Blue Salt-Glazed Faceted Vase

    Est: ¥100,000 - ¥180,000

    0;with a wooden box titled, signed and sealed by the artist

    Ichi Art Company Ltd
  • † HAMADA SHOJI (LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE) (ATTR.): A FINE IRON-GLAZED STONEWARE BOTTLE VASE
    Sep. 02, 2026

    † HAMADA SHOJI (LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE) (ATTR.): A FINE IRON-GLAZED STONEWARE BOTTLE VASE

    Est: €800 - €1,500

    † HAMADA SHOJI (LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE) (ATTR.): A FINE IRON-GLAZED STONEWARE BOTTLE VASE Attributed to Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), unsigned Japan, mid-20th century, Showa period (1926-1989) Beautifully crafted, the cylindrical body with subtly incurved sides, the lower portion gently narrowing toward a short, flared foot, and rising to a slightly tapered neck with a thick-lipped rim. The exterior coated overall with a transparent slip, revealing the underlying buff-colored ceramic, and decorated in varying shades of an iron-toned glaze, including a pair of lively bamboo-leaf motifs, that darkens toward the rim and flows into the interior, which is glazed in characteristic brownish hues with beautiful purple-blue accents. HEIGHT 13.4 cm Condition: Excellent condition. Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) studied ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, then known as Tokyo Industrial College, with Kawai Kanjiro under Itaya Hazan. As the sole students in the school interested in becoming artist-potters, Hamada and the slightly elder Kawai soon became friends, touring the city in search of inspiration. Anchored in the Japanese Mingei movement created under the leadership of Soetsu Yanagi between 1910 and 1920, Hamada focused on the beauty of everyday pieces by settling in the traditional pottery village of Mashiko. He used local stoneware, which he turned or molded into vessels with concave or convex, faceted or raised walls and decorated with a ladle or brush. Shoji Hamada's reputation crosses borders, notably in France and England, where he built the first multi-chambered recumbent kiln of Asian type in the West with his long-time friend Bernard Leach. But it was in his native country that he achieved the greatest recognition, being named a Living National Treasure before his death in 1978. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related stoneware bottle vase decorated with a bamboo-grass motif, by Hamada Shoji, Showa period, c. early 1950s, 18.4 cm high, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 17 September 2025, lot 614 (sold for USD 1,408 or approx. EUR 1,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

    Galerie Zacke
  • † HAMADA SHOJI (LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE): A PRESS-MOLDED GLAZED STONEWARE SQUARE BOTTLE VASE
    Sep. 02, 2026

    † HAMADA SHOJI (LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE): A PRESS-MOLDED GLAZED STONEWARE SQUARE BOTTLE VASE

    Est: €1,200 - €2,500

    † HAMADA SHOJI (LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE): A PRESS-MOLDED GLAZED STONEWARE SQUARE BOTTLE VASE By Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), signed and sealed to the tomobako Japan, mid-20th century, Showa period (1926-1989) Hand-pressed in a mold and carefully formed, the prismatic body rising to a gently curving neck terminating in a thickened rim. The exterior finely coated in an iron-brown glaze with warm earthen accents, thinning along the edges and interspersed with wax-resist areas to create abstract, organic foliate motifs on one face and diagonal striped patterns in the adjoining sides. The lustrous glaze stopping short above the foot to reveal the buff-colored ceramic beneath, while the recessed base is finished in a red clay–colored glaze. HEIGHT 19.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition. Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) studied ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, then known as Tokyo Industrial College, with Kawai Kanjiro under Itaya Hazan. As the sole students in the school interested in becoming artist-potters, Hamada and the slightly elder Kawai soon became friends, touring the city in search of inspiration. Anchored in the Japanese Mingei movement created under the leadership of Soetsu Yanagi between 1910 and 1920, Hamada focused on the beauty of everyday pieces by settling in the traditional pottery village of Mashiko. He used local stoneware, which he turned or molded into vessels with concave or convex, faceted or raised walls and decorated with a ladle or brush. Shoji Hamada's reputation crosses borders, notably in France and England, where he built the first multi-chambered recumbent kiln of Asian type in the West with his long-time friend Bernard Leach. But it was in his native country that he achieved the greatest recognition, being named a Living National Treasure before his death in 1978. With the original wood storage box (tomobako), signed and sealed by the artist. Museum comparison: Compare a related press-molded square bottle vase, by Hamada Shoji, Showa period, c. 1955-1960, 24.2 cm high, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), accession number M.85.271. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related press-molded bottle vase, by Hamada Shoji, Showa period, 20th century, 20.2 cm high, at Sotheby’s, Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art, London, 5 November 2021, lot 153 (sold for GBP 2,520 or approx. EUR 3,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). Compare a closely related press-molded bottle vase, by Hamada Shoji, Showa period, mid-20th century, 18.5 cm high, at Christie’s, Japanese and British 20th Century Studio Ceramics, London, 28 October 2014, lot 4 (sold for GBP 2,750 or approx. EUR 4,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

    Galerie Zacke
  • Shoji Hamada, Rectangular bottle
    Jul. 28, 2026

    Shoji Hamada, Rectangular bottle

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Shoji Hamada Rectangular bottle c. 1960 glazed stoneware 8.75 h x 6.25 w x 4 d in (22 x 16 x 10 cm) Provenance: Gift from Marielle Bancou-Segal in 2003, Collection of Jack Lenor Larsen Literature: Hamada Potter, Leach, plate 10 illustrates related form This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Shoji Hamada, Faceted bottle
    Jul. 28, 2026

    Shoji Hamada, Faceted bottle

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Shoji Hamada Faceted bottle c. 1960 glazed stoneware 11.875 h x 6 w x 6 d in (30 x 15 x 15 cm) Provenance: Collection of Jack Lenor Larsen Literature: Hamada Potter, Leach, plates 2, 4 and 6 illustrate related forms This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Shoji Hamada, Square bottle
    Jul. 28, 2026

    Shoji Hamada, Square bottle

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Shoji Hamada Square bottle c. 1960 glazed stoneware 9.25 h x 4 w x 4 d in (23 x 10 x 10 cm) Provenance: Collection of Jack Lenor Larsen Literature: Hamada Potter, Leach, plate 45 illustrates related form This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware Albarello vase covered in grey/green glaze with tenmoku breaking to kaki rim, iron and chun decoration and kintsugi gold lacquer repair to three firing cracks, height 18cm.
    Jul. 17, 2026

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware Albarello vase covered in grey/green glaze with tenmoku breaking to kaki rim, iron and chun decoration and kintsugi gold lacquer repair to three firing cracks, height 18cm.

    Est: £250 - £300

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware Albarello vase covered in grey/green glaze with tenmoku breaking to kaki rim, iron and chun decoration and kintsugi gold lacquer repair to three firing cracks, height 18cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a small stoneware teapot covered in green ash glaze with iron and combed decoration, height 10.5cm. For comparable examples see 'Hamada Potter' by Bernard Leach (Tokyo, New York & San Francisco: Kodansha International, 1975)
    Jul. 17, 2026

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a small stoneware teapot covered in green ash glaze with iron and combed decoration, height 10.5cm. For comparable examples see 'Hamada Potter' by Bernard Leach (Tokyo, New York & San Francisco: Kodansha International, 1975)

    Est: £180 - £220

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a small stoneware teapot covered in green ash glaze with iron and combed decoration, height 10.5cm. For comparable examples see 'Hamada Potter' by Bernard Leach (Tokyo, New York & San Francisco: Kodansha International, 1975), pls 77-78.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)  Footed chawan, circa 1960  Stoneware with crawling grey gl
    Jun. 25, 2026

    Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)  Footed chawan, circa 1960  Stoneware with crawling grey gl

    Est: £200 - £400

    Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)  Footed chawan, circa 1960  Stoneware with crawling grey glaze, brushed brown and ash glaze decoration and brown glazed band to the rim  Together with a tomobako (wooden box)  7.7cm high, 12.7cm diameter  Provenance  A Private Collector of Art & Studio Pottery 

    Roseberys
  • A rare square stoneware tokuri vase, attributed to Shoji Hamada Japanese, (1894-1978) 25.5cm high 10cm square
    Jun. 22, 2026

    A rare square stoneware tokuri vase, attributed to Shoji Hamada Japanese, (1894-1978) 25.5cm high 10cm square

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    A rare square stoneware tokuri vase, attributed to Shoji Hamada Japanese, (1894-1978)

    Artvisory
  • TEA BOWL WITH BLACK RIM
    Jun. 13, 2026

    TEA BOWL WITH BLACK RIM

    Est: ¥100,000 - ¥150,000

    signed, titled and stamped by the artist on the original wooden box

    Tozai New Art Co Ltd
  • Shoji Hamada and Taizaburo Tsukada Japanese Pottery, No. 15, Mashiko, 1975
    Jun. 11, 2026

    Shoji Hamada and Taizaburo Tsukada Japanese Pottery, No. 15, Mashiko, 1975

    Est: £50 - £100

    Shoji Hamada and Taizaburo Tsukada Japanese Pottery, No. 15, Mashiko, 1975 Kyoto: Tankosha Publishing Co. Ltd first edition, numerous colour plates in the publisher's original orange cloth, printed slipcase, 8vo Qty: (1)The book is in prestine condition. The slipcase is a little bumped and rubbed to the extremities.

    Mallams
  • Attrib. HAMADA Shoji (1894-1978), Square Section Bottle Vase, ,
    May. 31, 2026

    Attrib. HAMADA Shoji (1894-1978), Square Section Bottle Vase, ,

    Est: $400 - $800

    Attrib. HAMADA, Shoji (1894-1978) Square Section Bottle Vase Stoneware with kaki glaze in nukie style. (H22.5cm)

    Davidson Auctions
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware yunomi covered in tenmoku and kaki glaze with wax resist decoration, height 8.5cm.
    Mar. 27, 2026

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware yunomi covered in tenmoku and kaki glaze with wax resist decoration, height 8.5cm.

    Est: £180 - £220

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware yunomi covered in tenmoku and kaki glaze with wax resist decoration, height 8.5cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware vase covered in tenmoku breaking to kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 16.5cm.
    Mar. 27, 2026

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware vase covered in tenmoku breaking to kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 16.5cm.

    Est: £400 - £600

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware vase covered in tenmoku breaking to kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 16.5cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with trailed tenmoku and dolomite decoration, diameter 24.5cm.
    Mar. 27, 2026

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with trailed tenmoku and dolomite decoration, diameter 24.5cm.

    Est: £400 - £600

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with trailed tenmoku and dolomite decoration, diameter 24.5cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a large stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with wax resist broken sugar cane decoration, diameter 27cm, with signed box and cloth inside a lacquered box.
    Mar. 27, 2026

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a large stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with wax resist broken sugar cane decoration, diameter 27cm, with signed box and cloth inside a lacquered box.

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a large stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with wax resist broken sugar cane decoration, diameter 27cm, with signed box and cloth inside a lacquered box.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • Sakaida Kakiemon XIII/ Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)_Nigoshide White Plate with Flowering Peach Motif/ White-Glazed Iron-Painted Incense Burner with Roundel Design
    Mar. 05, 2026

    Sakaida Kakiemon XIII/ Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)_Nigoshide White Plate with Flowering Peach Motif/ White-Glazed Iron-Painted Incense Burner with Roundel Design

    Est: ¥100,000 - ¥150,000

    Sakaida Kakiemon XIII/ Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)_Nigoshide White Plate with Flowering Peach Motif/ White-Glazed Iron-Painted Incense Burner with Roundel Design, a set of two works: porcelain/ ceramic, contained in the artist's certificate wooden case with signature, seal and title/ contained in the certificate wooden box signed by Shinsaku Hamada, 【Condition】[Kakiemon XIII Sakaida] foxing on the wooden case; [Shoji Hamada] water staining on the wooden case

    Mallet Auction
  • Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)  Large bowl with finger wipe decoration  Stoneware with rich tenmoku and n
    Feb. 25, 2026

    Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)  Large bowl with finger wipe decoration  Stoneware with rich tenmoku and n

    Est: £500 - £700

    Shoji Hamada (1894-1978)  Large bowl with finger wipe decoration  Stoneware with rich tenmoku and nuka glazes over dry iron glaze  24.5cm diameter, 7cm high  Provenance  By repute, purchased from the potter Phil Rogers (1951-2020) 

    Roseberys
  • Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978), Lidded Pottery Jar With Box
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978), Lidded Pottery Jar With Box

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978), Lidded Pottery Jar With Box. Signed on box, and tag attached to base of piece. Approximately 4.625H x 4.375W in.

    Clark's Auction Company
  • Shoji HAMADA (1894-1978) Square Vase (Attrib).
    Dec. 07, 2025

    Shoji HAMADA (1894-1978) Square Vase (Attrib).

    Est: $400 - $600

    A square vase in tan and brown glaze, attributed to Shoji Hamada. Apparently unsigned. From a Bloomfield, NJ estate.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • HAMADA SHOJI: A SUPERB BLACK AND IRON-RUST GLAZED TENMOKU-GLAZED STONEWARE DISH
    Dec. 05, 2025

    HAMADA SHOJI: A SUPERB BLACK AND IRON-RUST GLAZED TENMOKU-GLAZED STONEWARE DISH

    Est: €2,000 - €4,000

    HAMADA SHOJI: A SUPERB BLACK AND IRON-RUST GLAZED TENMOKU-GLAZED STONEWARE DISH By Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), signed and sealed to the tomobako Japan, Showa period (1926-1989) Finely potted with deep, rounded sides rising from a short, tapered foot to a flared rim, covered overall in a lustrous and roughly textured black slip, magnificently decorated with irregularly dripped tawny-brown glaze, which continues onto the rim of the plate, unevenly stopping above the foot to reveal the underlying buff-colored ware. With the original wood tomobako (storage box) inscribed by the artist Kokuyu Sabi-nagashi Ezara, SHOJI [black color glaze, the plate is painted with a design in iron rust, Shoji] and sealed Sho. DIAMETER 26.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition. Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) studied ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, then known as Tokyo Industrial College, with Kawai Kanjiro under Itaya Hazan. As the sole students in the school interested in becoming artist-potters, Hamada and the slightly elder Kawai soon became friends, touring the city in search of inspiration. Anchored in the Japanese Mingei movement created under the leadership of Soetsu Yanagi between 1910 and 1920, Hamada focused on the beauty of everyday pieces by settling in the traditional pottery village of Mashiko. He used local stoneware, which he turned or molded into vessels with concave or convex, faceted or raised walls and decorated with a ladle or brush. Shoji Hamada's reputation crosses borders, notably in France and England, where he built the first multi-chambered recumbent kiln of Asian type in the West with his long-time friend Bernard Leach. But it was in his native country that he achieved the greatest recognition, being named a Living National Treasure before his death in 1978. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related tenmoku glazed stoneware dish with poured iron designs, by Hamada Shoji, Showa period, c. 1965, 31 cm diameter, at Bonhams, Contemporary Ceramics, 18 May 2004, London, lot 63 (sold for GBP 3,226 or approx. EUR 8,500 converted and adjusted at the time of writing). Compare a closely related tenmoku glazed stoneware dish, by Hamada Shoji, Showa period, 27 cm diameter, at Sotheby’s, Made in Britain, 13 September 2017, London, lot 127 (sold for GBP 3,000 or approx. EUR 5,000 converted and adjusted at the time of writing).

    Galerie Zacke
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware vase covered in grey/green glaze with tenmoku rim and iron decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 14cm, with signed box.
    Nov. 21, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware vase covered in grey/green glaze with tenmoku rim and iron decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 14cm, with signed box.

    Est: £400 - £600

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a stoneware vase covered in grey/green glaze with tenmoku rim and iron decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 14cm, with signed box.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a square stoneware bottle covered in tenmoku breaking to kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 18.5cm, with signed box and certificate.
    Nov. 21, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a square stoneware bottle covered in tenmoku breaking to kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 18.5cm, with signed box and certificate.

    Est: £1,200 - £1,800

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a square stoneware bottle covered in tenmoku breaking to kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 18.5cm, with signed box and certificate.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a large stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with wax resist broken sugar cane decoration, diameter 27cm, with signed box and cloth inside a lacquered box.
    Nov. 21, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a large stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with wax resist broken sugar cane decoration, diameter 27cm, with signed box and cloth inside a lacquered box.

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a large stoneware plate covered in kaki glaze with wax resist broken sugar cane decoration, diameter 27cm, with signed box and cloth inside a lacquered box.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a cylindrical stoneware vase covered in white glaze with grey/green rim and iron decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 20.5cm, with signed box and cloth.
    Nov. 21, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a cylindrical stoneware vase covered in white glaze with grey/green rim and iron decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 20.5cm, with signed box and cloth.

    Est: £500 - £700

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a cylindrical stoneware vase covered in white glaze with grey/green rim and iron decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, height 20.5cm, with signed box and cloth.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a conical stoneware bowl covered in pitted grey glaze with iron decoration, diameter 20cm.
    Nov. 21, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a conical stoneware bowl covered in pitted grey glaze with iron decoration, diameter 20cm.

    Est: £300 - £500

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a conical stoneware bowl covered in pitted grey glaze with iron decoration, diameter 20cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a bulbous stoneware jar covered in tenmoku glaze over red slip with wax resist finger wipe decoration and chun top, height 22.5cm, with signed box.
    Nov. 21, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a bulbous stoneware jar covered in tenmoku glaze over red slip with wax resist finger wipe decoration and chun top, height 22.5cm, with signed box.

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a bulbous stoneware jar covered in tenmoku glaze over red slip with wax resist finger wipe decoration and chun top, height 22.5cm, with signed box.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • (1)SAKAIDA Kakiemon XⅡ, (2)(3)HAMADA Shoji (1) VASE WITH SOMETSUKE AND BROCADE HOTEI CHILD DECORATION (2) VASE WITH SEGMENTED GLAZE (3) VASE WITH KAKI GLAZE AND INCISED PANEL DECORATION 3 VASES
    Nov. 08, 2025

    (1)SAKAIDA Kakiemon XⅡ, (2)(3)HAMADA Shoji (1) VASE WITH SOMETSUKE AND BROCADE HOTEI CHILD DECORATION (2) VASE WITH SEGMENTED GLAZE (3) VASE WITH KAKI GLAZE AND INCISED PANEL DECORATION 3 VASES

    Est: ¥80,000 - ¥130,000

    (1)signed on the underside (1)(2)signed, titled and stamped on the wooden box (1)h28.3×φ29.3 cm (2)h23.3×φ25.5 cm (3)h25.2×w26.0×d25.5 cm

    Tozai New Art Co Ltd
  • SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978)
    Oct. 31, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978)

    Est: £400 - £600

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978) WATER DROPPER stoneware, in Okinawa style with enamel decoration in red and green, in fitted box 3.5cm high, 5.5cm wide (1 3/8in high, 2 1/8in wide) Literature: see Hamada, Shoji and Bernard Leach, The Works of Shoji Hamada: 1921-1969, Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company, Tokyo, 1969, cat. no.48 for a similar water dropper.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978)
    Oct. 31, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978)

    Est: £400 - £600

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978) WATER DROPPER stoneware, in Okinawa style with enamel decoration in red and green, in fitted box 3.5cm high, 6.2cm wide (1 3/8in high, 2 ½in wide) Literature: see Hamada, Shoji and Bernard Leach, The Works of Shoji Hamada: 1921-1969, Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company, Tokyo, 1969, cat. no.48 for a similar water dropper.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978)
    Oct. 31, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978)

    Est: £400 - £600

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE 1894-1978) WATER DROPPER stoneware, in Okinawa style with enamel decoration in red and green, in fitted box 2.5cm high, 6.3cm wide (1in high, 2 ½in wide) Literature: see Leach, Bernard, Hamada Potter, Kodansha International, Tokyo, 1975, cat. no. 64 for a similar water dropper.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE (1894-1978)
    Oct. 31, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE (1894-1978)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    SHOJI HAMADA (JAPANESE (1894-1978) VASE stoneware, in fitted wooden case 16.2cm high (6 3/8in high) Private Collection, London.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), A Large Stoneware Dish and Chawan (Teabowl), 濱田庄司 (1894-1978) 大形石器皿及び茶碗
    Aug. 21, 2025

    Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), A Large Stoneware Dish and Chawan (Teabowl), 濱田庄司 (1894-1978) 大形石器皿及び茶碗

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), A Large Stoneware Dish and Chawan (Teabowl) 濱田庄司 (1894-1978) 大形石器皿及び茶碗 The stoneware dish covered in a cream and bluish-tinged nuka glaze with green and brown crossed horizontal and vertical lines; the cup covered in a brown and black 'tenmoku' enlivened by vertical bars of green slip 此组大型石器盘施以奶油色和带有淡蓝色调的糠釉，饰以交叉的绿色和棕色横竖线条，形成细腻的格纹效果。茶碗则施以棕黑色天目釉，并以绿色釉条点缀，增添视觉对比和质感。两件作品体现了濱田庄司对传统造型与自然釉色的卓越掌控，兼具质朴美学与精湛工艺，极为适合茶道使用。 dish diameter 9.6 in — 24.5 cm Estimate: $800—1,200 CAD

    Waddington's
  • SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a square stoneware vase with octagonal neck covered in kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, made 1950s/1960s, height 25cm, with signed box. For a similar example see 'Shoji Hamada: Master
    Jul. 18, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a square stoneware vase with octagonal neck covered in kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, made 1950s/1960s, height 25cm, with signed box. For a similar example see 'Shoji Hamada: Master

    Est: £2,800 - £3,200

    SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978); a square stoneware vase with octagonal neck covered in kaki glaze with wax resist decoration in the form of a broken sugar cane, made 1950s/1960s, height 25cm, with signed box. For a similar example see 'Shoji Hamada: Master Potter', edited by Timothy Wilcox (Lund Humphries, London, 1998), cover & pl 38.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • Squared Vase with Octagonal Rim
    Jun. 27, 2025

    Squared Vase with Octagonal Rim

    Est: £1,200 - £1,800

    Shoji Hamada 1894 - 1978 Squared Vase with Octagonal Rim stoneware, brown and celadon glazes with abstract design height: 21.5cm.; 8½in.

    Sotheby's
  • Squared Bottle Vase
    Jun. 27, 2025

    Squared Bottle Vase

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Shoji Hamada 1894 - 1978 Squared Bottle Vase stoneware with all over tenmoku and ochre glazes height: 18.5cm. 7¼in.

    Sotheby's
  • HAMADA SHOJI: A RARE AND SUPERB WHITE-SPLASHED RUSSET-GLAZED STONEWARE VASE
    Jun. 13, 2025

    HAMADA SHOJI: A RARE AND SUPERB WHITE-SPLASHED RUSSET-GLAZED STONEWARE VASE

    Est: €2,400 - €5,000

    HAMADA SHOJI: A RARE AND SUPERB WHITE-SPLASHED RUSSET-GLAZED STONEWARE VASE By Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), unsigned Japan, c. 1950-1970 Well potted with a rectangular body supported on a tapering foot, the long sides each of lozenge faceted form, the high angled shoulder surmounted by a short-waisted neck with thick square mouth. The roughly textured surface covered in a russet-iron wash and liberally splashed with russet and mottled white and bluish-gray glazes attractively pooling in beautiful drops. HEIGHT 25.7 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minimal wear. Provenance: From a private collection in Düsseldorf, Germany. Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) studied ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, then known as Tokyo Industrial College, with Kawai Kanjiro under Itaya Hazan. As the sole students in the school interested in becoming artist-potters, Hamada and the slightly elder Kawai soon became friends, touring the city in search of inspiration. Anchored in the Japanese Mingei movement created under the leadership of Soetsu Yanagi between 1910 and 1920, Hamada focused on the beauty of everyday pieces by settling in the traditional pottery village of Mashiko. He used local stoneware, which he turned or molded into vessels with concave or convex, faceted or raised walls and decorated with a ladle or brush. Shoji Hamada's reputation crosses borders, notably in France and England, where he built the first multi-chambered recumbent kiln of Asian type in the West with his long-time friend Bernard Leach. But it was in his native country that he achieved the greatest recognition, being named a Living National Treasure before his death in 1978. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related stoneware rectangular bottle vase by Hamada Shoji dated c. 1965, 22.9 cm high, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 17 September 2013, New York, lot 3324 (sold for USD 7,500).

    Galerie Zacke
  • SHOJI HAMADA, STONEWARE BOTTLE, POTTERY, MINGEI
    May. 31, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA, STONEWARE BOTTLE, POTTERY, MINGEI

    Est: £2,800 - £3,800

    Artist: Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) Title: Stoneware Bottle Date: Showa Period (1926 - 1989) Size: (H) 22.6 x (W) 15.4 x (D) 9.3cm Ref: JG1121SS02

    JG Auction
  • Shoji Hamada Stoneware Cup.
    May. 11, 2025

    Shoji Hamada Stoneware Cup.

    Est: $400 - $600

    A footed tea cup displaying iridescent kaki glaze and the artist's signature wax resist technique against a nuka glaze. From the estate of a long term resident of Tokyo. By consigner provenance, this piece was purchased during the 60's to 70's in Mashiko Village by their parents. Dimensions: measures approx. 3.4" h x 3.25" d.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978),
    Apr. 30, 2025

    Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978),

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978), a stoneware bottle vase, of square shouldered form with a faceted square neck, the whole with a pale grey glaze, 9cm square 21cm high Condition Report: Structurally the vase appears sound. There is some crazing throughout, and an area where the glaze has not taken towards the base of the piece. The base with traces of an old adhesive label. There is no box present. Subject to this, the vase appears in good overall condition.

    Sworders
  • Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978),
    Apr. 30, 2025

    Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978),

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Shoji Hamada (Japanese, 1894-1978), a stoneware bottle vase, of square shouldered form with a faceted square neck, decorated to the sides with brushed motifs of sugar cane, 9cm square 20cm high Condition Report: Structurally the vase appears sound. There is some light crazing throughout from production, but subject to this it appears in good overall condition. There is no box present.

    Sworders
  • SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY
    Mar. 22, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY

    Est: £320 - £420

    Artist: Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) Title: Small plate with wax resist stem leaf with a box signed and sealed by the artist Date: c.1960 Size: (H)3.9 x (W)18.6 cm Condition: No visible damage Ref: JG1224NL16

    JG Auction
  • SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY
    Mar. 22, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY

    Est: £500 - £700

    Artist: Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) Title: Black glaze plate with persimmon trailed slip with a box signed and sealed by the artist Date: c.1960 Size: (H)4.9 x (W)27.1 cm Condition: No visible damage Ref: JG1224NL14

    JG Auction
  • SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY
    Mar. 22, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY

    Est: £400 - £500

    Artist: Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) Title: Flower Vase with wax resist stem leaf with a box signed and sealed by the artist Date: c.1960 Size: (H)24.3 x (W)11.8 cm Condition: No visible damage Ref: JG1224NL12

    JG Auction
  • SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY
    Mar. 22, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY

    Est: £500 - £700

    Artist: Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) Title: Hexagonal Vase with wax resist stem leaf motif with a box signed and sealed by the artist Date: c.1960 Size: (H)19.7 x (W)10.1 x (D)9.1 cm Condition: No visible damage Ref: JG1224NL11

    JG Auction
  • SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY
    Mar. 22, 2025

    SHOJI HAMADA, MASHIKO, MINGEI, JAPANESE POTTERY

    Est: £500 - £700

    Artist: Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) Title: Hexagonal Vase with rich persimmon glaze layered over cream glaze with wax resist stem leaf motif with a box signed and sealed by the artist Date: c.1960 Size: (H)20.4 x (W)10.4 x (D)9.2 cm Condition: No visible damage Reference: JG1224NL10

    JG Auction
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