Vintage Japanese Studio Pottery MASHIKO Ceramic SAKUMA TOTARO Plate Bamboo Japan
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Type: Square Plate
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Mid 1900s
Origin/Maker: Mashiko ware attributed to Sakuma Totaro (1900-1976), a Mashiko local and Hamada Shoji's first friend when he moved to the area. From Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Note that the article below shows a plate with a similar bamboo leaf design:
www.e-yakimono.net/html/sakuma-totaro-jt.html
Size: 9 7/8" wide (25 cm)
Weight: 2 lb 0.2 oz (912 g)
Provenance: Kichijoji antique store
Collected: 3 MAR 2023
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. One hairline crack.
Subject: Bamboo leaves with kaki red brown glaze and iron black glaze. The base was apparently molded on cloth. Square plates and cloth molded bases are common with Sakuma Totaro's work.
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Vintage Japanese Studio Pottery MASHIKO Ceramic SAKUMA TOTARO Plate Bamboo Japan
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Square Plate
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Mid 1900s
Origin/Maker: Mashiko ware attributed to Sakuma Totaro (1900-1976), a Mashiko local and Hamada Shoji's first friend when he moved to the area. From Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Note that the article below shows a plate with a similar bamboo leaf design:
www.e-yakimono.net/html/sakuma-totaro-jt.html
Size: 9 7/8" wide (25 cm)
Weight: 2 lb 0.2 oz (912 g)
Provenance: Kichijoji antique store
Collected: 3 MAR 2023
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. One hairline crack.
Subject: Bamboo leaves with kaki red brown glaze and iron black glaze. The base was apparently molded on cloth. Square plates and cloth molded bases are common with Sakuma Totaro's work.
Location:
Vintage Japanese Studio Pottery MASHIKO Ceramic SAKUMA TOTARO Plate Bamboo Japan