Kiyomizu-ware Year of the Tiger Chawan vintage kusenaoshi Kingfishers are a charming sight

Kingfishers are a charming sight in summer as they dart around shallow streams and delight onlookers with their beautiful plumage

Samukawa Hachiro

5”) x 25

They were created for Mitsukoshi Ginza Department store and belonged to a local family here in Setagaya in Tokyo

Yamamoto studies tea practice and produces wares belonging to the Enshu style of tea ceremony

Kiyomizu-ware Year of the Tiger Chawan vintage kusenaoshi Kingfishers are a charming sight*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Kiyomizu ware chawan made around 20 years ago. It is wheel thrown and the front is decorated with a pair of rather sad looking hariko tiger. A hariko tiger is a papier mch creation with a gently bobbing head. This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Tiger back in 1998. Please note that this piece