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Vase with finger pull design
Hamada Shôji (Japanese, 1894–1978)
Japanese
Shôwa era
about 1950 - 1960
Place of Manufacture: Mashiko, Japan
Medium/Technique
Stoneware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 23 x 11 cm (9 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eric and Esther Fortess in memory of Leo and Lillian Fortess
Accession Number2016.548
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsCeramics
ProvenanceBetween about 1955 and 1960, sold by the artist, Hamada Shoji, to Dr. Robert and Mieko Browne, Honolulu, HI; between about 1960 and 1965, sold by Dr. and Mrs. Browne to Leo and Lillian Fortess, Honolulu, HI; by descent, through the Fortess Family Limited Partnership, to their son, Eric Fortess, Newton, MA; 2016, gift of Eric and Esther Fortess to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)