Hamada Shoji: The Horio Mikio Collection in The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

Takamatsu Art Museum

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Shoji Hamada, Yuta Nakamura, Kanjiro Kawai, Keisuke Serizawa, Shiko Munakata, Tatsuaki Kuroda et al.

Shoji Hamada (1894–1978) was a Mashiko, Ibaraki-born ceramics artist and leader of the Mingei (Folk Arts) movement who promoted craft-making traditions from places ranging from Okinawa to England. He was designated a Living National Treasure in 1955. This exhibition of 135 works from the Horio Mikio Collection at The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka includes important pieces by Hamada, who had a close relationship with the collector Horio. Works by other famed Mingei artists including Bernard Leach, Kanjiro Kawai, Keisuke Serizawa, Shiko Munakata, and Tatsuaki Kuroda are also exhibited. A new installation of featuring pottery from the Sanuki Mingeikan in Takamatsu by Yuta Nakamura (b. 1983), a student of Hamada’s production methods, is also featured.

Schedule	Nov 13 (Sat) 2021-Dec 19 (Sun) 2021  Opening Hours Information Hours 9:30-17:00 Closes at 19:00 on Fridays and Saturdays during Special exhibition. Closed Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
Fee	Adults ¥1000, University Students ¥500, High School Students and Under free.
Venue	Takamatsu Art Museum https://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/museum/takamatsu/english/
Location	10-4 Konyamachi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa 760-0027 Open with a Map App
Access	10 minute walk from Kataharamachi Station on the Kotohira and Nagao lines, 15 minute walk from the South exit of Takamatsu Station on the JR Yosan and Kotoku lines.
Phone	087-823-1711
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