Shōji Hamada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shōji Hamada

Japanese artist

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1894

Place of Birth: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1978

Profession: potter, ceramist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Shoji Hamada (?? ??, Hamada Shoji, December 9, 1894 – January 5, 1978) was a Japanese potter.
He was a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei folk-art movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world-renowned pottery centre.
In 1955 he was designated a "Living National Treasure".