Japanese Stoneware Plate

Incorporate the Mingei folk art pottery tradition into your interior decor and collection and shop this Japanese stoneware plate for sale. Attributed to renowned Japanese potter Shimaoka Tatsuzo, Tatsuzo was the student of Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) and is regarded as one of Japan’s leading Mingei potters. Shimaoka used a variety of techniques in his pottery including his use of the Jomon zogan technique of rope-impressed stoneware which covers the top section of this dish. He was also known for his use of slip decorating techniques similar to those used by Korean potters during the Joseon Dynasty.

This wonderful dish incorporates a variety of techniques he is known for including his use of salt glazes and is a soft yet colorful stoneware dish that exudes an organic quality with an organic refreshing palette of color of texture in your interior. A wonderful addition to any contemporary ceramics and pottery collection and a wonderful addition to the interior and collection of anyone interested in 20th century Japanese pottery and the Mingei folk artists. As this plate is not signed by Shimaoka, we state that it is attributed to the artist however in our opinion it is of the period and by artist Shimaoka Tatsuzo.

The dish measures 9.5 inches in diameter and measures 1.75 inches in height.

The dish displays minor imperfections and glaze variations. The form is oblong and not symmetrically round.