Japanese stoneware dish from the Showa period. Famed mingei potter Tatsuzō Shimaoka (島岡 達三, Shimaoka Tatsuzō, 27 October 1919 – 11 December 2007) studied under Shōji Hamada and later became the second Living National Treasure of Mashiko, Japan. He was best known for his unique Jōmon zogan style of pottery and was a master of many slip decorating and firing techniques for pottery. Decorated in a deep green glaze ground with a whiteish-grey glaze rim and an inlaid rope design. Impressed artist mark to underside. With dedicated tomobako.
