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Up for sale is this "Kamoda Shoji (1933-1983) Vintage pottery bowl #4447" If you have any questions please contact us before buy it. No reserve.
- width: approx. 13.5cm (5 5⁄16in)
- tall: approx. 8.2cm (3 15⁄64in)
- weight: 325g (gross 627g)
Graduated in 1956 under the guidance and tutelage of Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kondo Yuzo. After graduation, participated in the establishment of Omika kiln in Ibaraki prefecture. From 1958 he continued his training in Mashiko at the Tsukamoto Ceramics Factory, then built a kiln locally and went independent. Held his first solo exhibition in 1960. First selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition the following year and became a member of the Japan Kogei Association in 1964. Received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1966 and the Takamura Kotaro Award in 1967. Withdrew from the Japan Kogei Association in 1968 ad moved to Tono, Iwate Prefecture. He received the Minister of Education’s Award for Art Selection in 1974 for his solo ceramics exhibition in 1974. Moved to Kurume in Tokyo in 1979 where he continued to work. Began his work with traditional styles, but after withdrawing from the Japan Kogei Association, he developed innovations in ceramic art such as hand-kneading and unique decorative flourishes, but unfortunately passed away at the young age of 50.