Aired Wednesday March 27, 8:30pm - 9:00pmon BBC Four

Handmade in Japan

Mingei Pottery

The final episode features one of Japan's most famous family of potters - the Hamadas. Shoji Hamada was a major figure in the Mingei folk art movement of the 1920s and '30s and helped turn the town of Mashiko into a major centre of ceramics, famous for its thick and rustic pottery.

Category
Documentary / Art
Original air date
2017-06-26
Cast and crew
  • Ben HardingDirector