Shinsaku Hamada

Represented by Pucker Gallery since 2008

BORN: 1929 in Tokyo, Japan
DIED: 2023 in Moka, Japan

Shinsaku Hamada was born in 1929 in Tokyo, Japan as the second son of Shoji Hamada. A year later, the Hamada family moved to Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture. Hamada studied industrial art at Waseda University in Tokyo and thereafter traveled with his father to assist him during demonstrations and lectures. The first Shinsaku Hamada solo exhibition was held at the Mitsukoshi Department Store in 1970. He had numerous landmark exhibitions there, including a 2009 show to celebrate his 80th birthday. In 1978, Hamada became a Kokugakai National Art Association member and was named Director of the Mashiko Sankokan Museum. In 1999, he received the 27th Shimono Citizens Award. Hamada’s work is included in the collections of the Prefectural Governor’s residence and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Hamada exhibited internationally and worked alongside his son, Tomoo Hamada, in the original compound built by his father. Shinsaku Hamada died on July 16, 2023 near Mashiko, Japan.

Additional Works via artsy

Online Events & WebinARTs

The Hamada Family: From One Generation to the Next
Everyday Beauty: Shoji Hamada, Shinsaku Hamada, Tomoo Hamada
Root & Branches: Three Generations of the Hamada Family

Virtual Tour

Everyday Beauty: Shoji Hamada, Shinsaku Hamada, and Tomoo Hamada

Past Exhibition Catalogues

From One Generation to the Next 2025 catalogue
EVERYDAY BEAUTY 2023 catalogue
Root & Branches 2021 Catalogue
The Beauty of Use 2019 catalogue
Three Generations of Hamada Ceramics 2017 catalogue
Into the Present 2015 Catalogue
respect & renewel 2013 Catalogue
Related Voices 2011 Catalogue
MINGEI TREASURES 2010 Catalogue
HAMADA: Three Generations 2009 Catalogue

Shinsaku Hamada
Bottle, kaki glaze with akae decoration
Stoneware
8.5 x 6.25 x 3.75”
HS28

Shinsaku Hamada
Chawan, kaki glaze with aka decoration
Stoneware
3.25 x 4.5 x 4.5”
HS77

Shinsaku Hamada Plate, white glaze with tensue decoration Stoneware 1.5 x 11 x 11” HS38

Shinsaku Hamada
Plate, white glaze with tensue decoration
Stoneware
1.5 x 11 x 11”
HS38

Shinsaku Hamada
Faceted vase, black glaze
Stoneware
8.5 x 6 x 6”
HS88

Shinsaku Hamada Large plate, celadon glaze Stoneware 5 x 19.5 x 19.5” HS1

Shinsaku Hamada
Large plate, celadon glaze
Stoneware
5 x 19.5 x 19.5”
HS1