Vintage Shigaraki Tanuki ocean chawan The bowl in this listing

The bowl in this listing is decorated with hand-painted gourds

and in 1981 she began studying the Ninsei-Kenzan painting technique under noted potter

The okimono in this listing depicts a koi

which means hunting for fireflies

Vintage Shigaraki Tanuki ocean chawan The bowl in this listing*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 2835 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKING, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS LISTING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SHIPPING OPTIONS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for a large and rather portly Shigaraki tanuki okimono made about 40 50 years ago. He is wearing a large brown straw hat and appears to be grooving to some music. Usually tanuki hold a sake bottle in their right hand and a promissory note in their left hand, but this chap is empty handed and in full