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TATSUZO SHIMAOKA Represented by Pucker Gallery since 1992 BORN: 1919 in Tokyo, Japan DIED: 2007 in Mashiko, Japan Most Recent Exhibition: Mingei Potters 11 September 2004 - 12 October 2004

Tatsuzo Shimaoka lives in Mashiko, Japan, a town well known for its pottery traditions. He originally studied pottery at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and then apprenticed to Shoji Hamada before starting his own kiln and complex next door in 1953. His signature technique of jomon zogon (rope impressed inlay) earned him the honor of Japanese Living National Treasure in 1996. Shimaoka has also influenced many potters starting their careers. As he apprenticed to Hamada, Ken Matszuaki and Noriyasu Tsuchiya apprenticed to Shimaoka, continuing the tradition of potter and apprentice. Shimaoka's work can be found in some of the most notable museums worldwide, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, and the Tokyo Folk Art Museum. Recently, pieces have been accepted in to collections of the museum at the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.



	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 25.8 x 13.8 x 13.8 cm #7	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 20.5 x 18 x 18 cm #71
	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 21 x 21.7 x 21.7 cm #149	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Bowl Stoneware 3 ¼ x 9 x 9" #228
	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Covered Bowl Stoneware 20.6 x 23.7 x 20.2 cm #109	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Pitcher Stoneware 21.5 x 20 x 17.5 cm #131
	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Square Plate Stoneware 5.2 x 21.9 x 21.9 cm #134	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 23.5 x 15.8 x 19 cm #152
	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 26.5 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm #206	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 10 x 10 x 10" #48
	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 30.8 x 28.3 x 28.3 cm #150	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Plate Stoneware 5.2 x 31.3 x 31.3 cm #157
	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Vase Stoneware 28.3 x 21 x 21 cm #210	Tatsuzo Shimaoka Ashtray Stoneware 5.8 x 15 x 13.2 cm #220