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