Shōji Hamada

 

Shōji Hamada attended the Tokyo Institute of Technology, which is where he began his career in ceramics. His pottery greatly influenced the pottery of the twentieth century as well as the mingei folk-art movement. Hamada used only locally sourced materials in both his clay and his glazes. He made his glazes and brushes himself from dog hair and bamboo. His work is displayed in museums around the world, including a memorial museum for others to view his life and his work in Mashiko, Japan.