Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono Tanba-ware has been produced in

Tanba-ware has been produced in the village of Tachikui in Hyogo prefecture for over 800 years

The bowl is also coated in transparent white glaze

and his work has been selected every year since then

and his work was once again selected for the Japan Selection Exhibition

Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono Tanba-ware has been produced in*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Bizen ware okimono made around 20 years ago. It was made from a slip mould and is moulded to resemble a cheeky rat perked up on an uchide no kozuchi, otherwise known as a mallet of fortune. It is believed that striking an uchide no kozuchi will bring anything you wish for, making it a very popular motif during New Year.