
Mashiko Pottery Reference Collection
museum
益子参考館
Living National Treasure potter Shoji Hamada's personal ceramic collection and original workshop.
The personal collection of Shoji Hamada, the Living National Treasure potter who made Mashiko synonymous with Japanese folk pottery. Housed in relocated traditional buildings, the museum displays Hamada's own works alongside ceramics from Okinawa, Korea, and England that influenced his aesthetic. The surrounding compound includes his original kiln and workshop.
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