JAMSTEC Commemorative Medallion horse folk toy and the twelve creatures are

and the twelve creatures are called junishi

and in 1975 he received the same award at the 16th Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Association Exhibition

and are often used to decorate textiles

also this piece has patches of black which occur during the firing process

The bowl in this listing is decorated with small medaka fish

JAMSTEC Commemorative Medallion horse folk toy and the twelve creatures are*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a commemorative medallion issued by JAMSTEC (the Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology). JAMSTEC is a Japanese national research institute for marine earth science and technology. The medallion was issued to coincide with the launch of the Shinkai 6500, a submersible capable of diving 6500 metres and used