Sasaki Shoraku III 'Beijjyu' Chawan seven flowers of autumn He later became a member

He later became a member of the Nitten Exhibition Association

It’s in mint condition and is a completely unused item

Iga-ware is unglazed but develops a natural vitrified glaze during the firing process

This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Dragon back in 2012

In 1956 Samukawa developed the now famous Nachiguro-Yu glaze technique

Sasaki Shoraku III 'Beijjyu' Chawan seven flowers of autumn He later became a member*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a kuro raku chawan made around 20 years ago by Sasaki Shoraku III. The kanji characters decorating the chawan read as fukuan, kome and kotobuki. When kome and kotobuki are read together it means beijyu. Beijyu is a landmark birthday in Japan that celebrates 88 years of age. Fukuan means blessing, and kotobuki means