Shinsaku Hamada was born in Tokyo, the second son of Shōji Hamada, in 1929. In 1930, he moved with his family to the town of Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture, where he currently resides. He and his son, Tomoo, work alongside each other in the original compound established by his father. Shinsaku Hamada studied Industrial Art at Waseda University in Tokyo. Starting in 1970, he began to exhibit around the world and take over direction of the Hamada compound. In 1978, Shinsaku Hamada was named Director of the Mashiko Sankokan Museum. Shinsaku was always keen to distinguish his own work from that of his father, making a conscious effort to resist likeness and to develop an original style of his own. In 1999, after 50 years of practicing Togei, he celebrated his 30th solo exhibition—once again at Tokyo’s Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store Art Gallery. Including original signed and sealed tomobako. Measurements: diameter: 9,4 cm height: 17,8 cm Good condition, there could be signs of age and wear from normal use, marks, stains, scratches, rubbing; please, see pictures for actual condition. Registered shipping with tracking number, well packed for safe and fast delivering!