Shoji HAMADA (1894-1978) Stoneware quadrangular vase-bottle with central decoration of a stylised branch. 25.5 x 19 x 10 cm Enclosed is a handwritten card from the artist's wife. Cf English translation Note: Awarded the rank of Living National Treasure in 1955, Shoji Hamada is the founder and principal representative in Japan of the Mingei movement, the equivalent of English Art & Crafts. Model similar to pages 78, 230 and 231 in Susann Peterson - A&C Black Edition - 1974