Collection: Tatsuzo Shimaoka

Tatsuzo Shimaoka (1919–2007) worked in Mashiko, where he studied under Shoji Hamada and developed jomon-zogan: cord patterns pressed into the clay and inlaid with white slip, a technique that became his signature. He was designated a Living National Treasure for mingei ceramics in 1996. His plates, jars and teacups carry the rope-impressed inlay, often with red akae flowers, and most come in a signed wooden box. The pieces here were sourced in Japan and are described as we found them, with the box and any inscription photographed.