Vintage Bizen-ware Tanuki namahage lucky charm In 1990 he was appointed

In 1990 he was appointed professor at the Tokyo University of Arts in 1990

1”) from top to bottom x 9cm (3

The family business is now in its third generation and headed by Yukio’s daughter

This listing is for a small hanging ornament made by an elderly lady who sews and sells vegetables in my neighbourhood

8cm (20”) x 17

Vintage Bizen-ware Tanuki namahage lucky charm In 1990 he was appointed*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.