Glazed Ceramic Platter by Teruo Hara c. 1960

2.75h x 13.5 diameter in

Hara was a member of the Crafts Group of Japan as well as the avant garde Sodeishu group of craftsmen-artists who rebelled against the rigidity of Japanese artistic tradition. In 1958, he came to the US under the auspices of the American Craftsmen Council and the Fine Arts Committee. He soon gave a well-received show in New York City. Wishing to learn English and new American techniques in ceramic materials and technology, he worked and studied for a time with Design Technics in Stroudsburg, PA, eventually settling in Warrenton, VA, c. 1960