Zoroku Mashimizu IV and Kato Toichi Kyo-ware Chawan inuyama-ware The Koransha orchid mark can

The Koransha orchid mark can be found on the back

In 1953 he served as a judge at the Nagano Prefectural Exhibition

Hakata ningyo became more widely known after appearing at the National Industrial Exhibition in 1890 and the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1900

Shakutate:  H

and the eyes are made of small balls of clay that roll around when the cup is moved

Zoroku Mashimizu IV and Kato Toichi Kyo-ware Chawan inuyama-ware The Koransha orchid mark canThis listing is for a very special Kyo ware chawan which is a collaboration between two Kyoto artisans: potter Zoroku Mashimizu IV, and painter Kato Toichi. It is wheel thrown by Zoroku and hand painted by Kato. The simple yet skilfully painted design features a cormorant fishing bird painted with iron oxide. Cormorant fishing, known as ukai in Japanese, is a 1300 year old tradition particularly famous along the Nagaragawa River in Gifu, and the