Ishida Rainosuke Year of the Ox Okimono hisamoto koichi rounding off a long and

rounding off a long and very successful career as a ceramic artist

always wished to offer tea to the Great Buddha

In Japanese ‘tsubame kitaru’ means return of the swallows

Ozeki Sakujuro Toen workshop keeps the traditional style of Inuyama-ware

Ishida Rainosuke Year of the Ox Okimono hisamoto koichi rounding off a long and*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Kyo ware okimono made by noted potter, Ishida Rainosuke. It was made from a slip mould and moulded to resemble a resting ox. The exterior features matte black glaze with gold trim. The ox has a blanket draped over its back and the blanket is decorated with plum blossoms, one of the three friends of winter. This piece