TATSUZO SHIMAOKA DINNER PLATE W/ FABULOUS COMPLEX JAMON ZOGAN PATTERN AND BOX 3

Description

For your consideration is a FABULOUS DINNER PLATE BY TATSUZO SHIMAOKA (1911 - 2007).  It has a very nice Jamon Zogan rope impressed pattern which, in this example, is a pattern I refer to as Carpenter's Cloth.  This is one of Shimaoka's most frequently use rope impressed patterns.  The center medallion has a tenmoku stylized plum blossom, also a frequently used design motif. This plate was originally purchased in 1983 directly from Shimaoka at his studio by Tracy Whiteside, a potter visiting Japan.  There are no chips or cracks.  It is signed with his later cypher that has a curved tail. The box lid is also signed
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This is a fairly large piece at 9 1/4" (23.5 cm) Diameter x 1 1/2" (3.8 cm) Height.  (Photos 6 - 12 are some other listings showing work by Shimaoka, David Leach and David Cuzick).   (C - #3)