Hiroyuki Kida Year of the Rat Okimono crane plate In 1977 he held a

In 1977 he held a solo exhibition in Tokyo

all done by highly skilled master craftsmen

1927) was born into one of the ‘Six Families of Bizen’ that were officially designated as honourable craftsmen by Toyotomi Hideyoshi

However a potter named Jozan Miura studied the art of Yixing teapot making and went onto develop his own style of tea ware using just red clay

so Watanabe created Daruma with the belief that no matter how difficult the situation is

Hiroyuki Kida Year of the Rat Okimono crane plate In 1977 he held a*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Kutani ware rat okimono made around 20 years ago. It is made from a slip mould and features a white rat perched on top of an uchide no kozuchi mallet of fortune. It is believed that striking an uchide no kozuchi will bring anything you wish for, thus making it a common sight at New Year. Theres also a long red tassel