Kazunori Hamana



Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
63 x 76 x 74 cm
24.8 x 29.92 x 29.13 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
65 x 73 x 75 cm
25.59 x 28.74 x 29.53 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
63 x 77 x 75 cm
24.8 x 30.31 x 29.53 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
64 x 78 x 74 cm
25.2 x 30.71 x 29.13 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
65 x 80 x 73 cm
25.59 x 31.5 x 28.74 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
52 x 66 x 68 cm
20.47 x 25.98 x 26.77 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
57 x 72 x 72 cm
22.44 x 28.35 x 28.35 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
57 x 74 x 68 cm
22.44 x 29.13 x 26.77 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
64 x 77 x 71 cm
25.2 x 30.31 x 27.95 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
61 x 79 x 72 cm
24.02 x 31.1 x 28.35 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
59 x 77 x 73 cm
23.23 x 30.31 x 28.74 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
61 x 81 x 68 cm
24.02 x 31.89 x 26.77 in

Tsubo, 2024
Tsubo, 2024
ceramic
68 x 76 x 71 cm
26.77 x 29.92 x 27.95 in

Tsubo, 2024
Tsubo, 2024
ceramic
68 x 73 x 70 cm
26.77 x 28.74 x 27.56 in

Tsubo, 2024
Tsubo, 2024
Ceramic
68 x 68 x 64 cm
26.77 x 26.77 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
65 x 78 x 77 cm
25.59 x 30.71 x 30.31 in

Tsubo, 2024
Tsubo, 2024
ceramic
61 x 71 x 68 cm
24.02 x 27.95 x 26.77 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
67 x 80 x 76 cm
26.38 x 31.5 x 29.92 in

Tsubo, 2024
Tsubo, 2024
Ceramic
76 x 76 x 76 cm
29.92 x 29.92 x 29.92 in

Tsubo, 2023
Tsubo, 2023
Ceramic
46 x 57 x 59.5 cm
18.11 x 22.44 x 23.43 in

Tsubo, 2024
Tsubo, 2024
ceramic
68 x 75 x 75 cm
26.77 x 29.53 x 29.53 in

Tsubo, 2023
Tsubo, 2023
ceramic
51 x 63 x 64 cm
20.08 x 24.8 x 25.2 in

Tsubo, 2025
Tsubo, 2025
Ceramic
55 x 76 x 69 cm
21.65 x 29.92 x 27.17 in

Tsubo, 2023
Tsubo, 2023
Ceramic
53 x 57 x 62 cm
20.87 x 22.44 x 24.41 in

Tsubo, 2023
Tsubo, 2023
ceramic
69 x 70 x 68 cm
27.17 x 27.56 x 26.77 in

Tsubo, 2022
Tsubo, 2022
ceramic
52 x 45 x 54 cm
20.47 x 17.72 x 21.26 in

Tsubo, 2024
Tsubo, 2024
Ceramic
52 x 67 x 67 cm
20.47 x 26.38 x 26.38 in

Tsubo, 2022
Tsubo, 2022
ceramic
47 x 61 x 47 cm
18.5 x 24.02 x 18.5 in




Japanese, born in 1969
Lives and works in Chiba, Japan


The artworks of Kazunori Hamana have the once-inhabited presence of shells from which all things organic have been scraped out, or of objects whose surfaces have been washed smooth by the sea. Sometimes bearing engravings and scratches, the works echo the sea environment from which the artist draws his inspiration.

A self-taught ceramicist, Hamana settled in Isumi, Chiba prefecture where he shares his time between working as a fisherman and a craftsperson. Over a time consuming process, Hamana's irregular pots are built from coils and get their unique skin from scratches and scored glazes. Hamana's works reconnect with the simplicity and humbleness of a vernacular tradition of ceramic.