[Signed] [First Edition] TATSUZO SHIMAOKA - MASTER POTTER...

TATSUZO SHIMAOKA - FIRST KILN EXHIBITION. Catalog for the exhibit that took place from May 7 - May 12, 1982 at the Seibu Department Store Gallery in Tokyo. (During the late 20th century, major Japanese department stores like Seibu operated prestigious fine art galleries. They were instrumental in promoting top-tier ceramic artists directly to collectors.) TOKYO: Seibu Department Store Art Department, 1982. First Edition. SIGNED and DATED on the front flyleaf: "Tatsuzo Shimaoka / 11 May 1982" (signed during the exhibition). Softcovers / Wrappers, French folds, 9.5x10 inches (24x25.5 cm), 32 pages most of which are COLOR PLATES illustrating many of the ceramic pieces from the exhibition. NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. About TATSUZO SHIMAOKA and his 1982 Exhibition (from a Japanese cultural heritage website): Tatsuzō Shimaoka, b.1919 - d.2007, was a Japanese mingei inspired potter who studied under Shōji Hamada and later became the second Living National Treasure of Mashiko, Japan.[ n 1982, famed Japanese Mingei master potter Tatsuzo Shimaoka held a highly influential solo exhibition at the Seibu Department Store Gallery in Tokyo. He showcased his signature Jōmon zōgan (rope-impressed inlay) technique. This technique involved rolling hand-braided silk cords (made by his father) across wet clay and filling the impressions with contrasting white or colored slip. Seibu Department Stores (specifically the Seibu Ikebukuro and Seibu Utsunomiya branches) served as primary exhibition partners for Shimaoka and his workshop. Seibu routinely hosted his major milestones.

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