Hamada’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Teabowl
Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Incense box
Hamada Shôji Japanese, 1894-1978

Vase
Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Water Jar (Mizusashi)
Hamada Shōji Japanese, 1894-1978

Press-Moulded Vase
Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Teabowl
Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Flask Vase
Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Jar
Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Shoji (Sliding Doors of Katsura Imperial Villa)
Saito Kiyoshi Japanese, 1907-1997

Courtesan Looking Back at Shadows on the Shoji
Attributed to Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Three Samurai
Hamada Taisuke Japanese, born 1932

Dawn over Lake Shoji
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957

Chicago
Shoji Osato Japanese, 1885-1955

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ike no Shoji in the play "Mangetsu Oguri Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth Month, 1747
Torii Kiyonobu II Japanese, active c. 1725-61

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Ike no Shoji in the play "Oguri Choseiden," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1725
Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ike no Shoji and Segawa Kikujiro I as Hitachi Kohagi in the play "Mangetsu Oguri Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1747
Torii Kiyonobu II Japanese, active c. 1725-61