Tatsuzo Shimaoka - Mug - Ceramic
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Guinomi by Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a ceramic piece from Japan (1980–1990), 7 cm in diameter and 4 cm high, in as-new condition, hand-signed on the body, with a monkey motif for the Year of the Monkey and supplied with a Paulownia wooden box bearing the artist’s autograph seal.
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An exceptionally valuable, priceless collectible Guinomi, created by Master Tatsuzo Shimaoka, Living National Treasure of Japan (since 1996) and a world reference in the Mingei movement alongside his master Shoji Hamada.
Unlike the vast majority of Shimaoka's mass-produced works, this piece bears the hand-engraved signature directly on the body of the work. In the expressive code of the great Japanese masters, this gesture reserved the piece for the status of a personal masterpiece, distinct from contemporary production and regarded by the Master himself as superior in aesthetics, firing, and formal perfection.
This cup bears a refined figurative motif depicting a monkey, created specifically to commemorate the Year of the Monkey in the Japanese zodiac cycle.
Paulownia wood box bearing the Master Tatsuzo Shimaoka's signature and autograph seal.
The work magistrally embodies the Mingei philosophy: the honesty of the material, the beauty of the everyday object elevated to spiritual art, and the deep connection with the earth. A piece that best expresses the tactile purity, the sober strength, and the visual authenticity theorized by the fathers of the movement.
An exceptionally valuable, priceless collectible Guinomi, created by Master Tatsuzo Shimaoka, Living National Treasure of Japan (since 1996) and a world reference in the Mingei movement alongside his master Shoji Hamada.
Unlike the vast majority of Shimaoka's mass-produced works, this piece bears the hand-engraved signature directly on the body of the work. In the expressive code of the great Japanese masters, this gesture reserved the piece for the status of a personal masterpiece, distinct from contemporary production and regarded by the Master himself as superior in aesthetics, firing, and formal perfection.
This cup bears a refined figurative motif depicting a monkey, created specifically to commemorate the Year of the Monkey in the Japanese zodiac cycle.
Paulownia wood box bearing the Master Tatsuzo Shimaoka's signature and autograph seal.
The work magistrally embodies the Mingei philosophy: the honesty of the material, the beauty of the everyday object elevated to spiritual art, and the deep connection with the earth. A piece that best expresses the tactile purity, the sober strength, and the visual authenticity theorized by the fathers of the movement.
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Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Ceramic
Country of origin
Japan
Designer/artist/maker
Tatsuzo Shimaoka
Condition
As new - unused
Height
4 cm
Width
7 cm
Diameter
7 cm
Estimated period
1980-1990
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