Vintage Bizen-ware Tanuki namahage lucky charm and in 1968 he won

and in 1968 he won the Foreign Ministry Award at Nitten and they purchased his work

8cm (20”) x 17

1”) from top to bottom x 9cm (3

Local craftsmen were also introduced to using a hand turned wood lathe to decorate the surface of their wares

Itto-bori literally means “one chisel cut”

Vintage Bizen-ware Tanuki namahage lucky charm and in 1968 he won*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a small Bizen ware tanuki okimono made around 30 40 years ago. It is wood fired and the front features a sprinkling of pine fly ash over a high fired stoneware body. Traditionally tanuki were portrayed as sleek creatures much like kitsune, however these rotund types can be traced back to the latter part of the Edo Period.