Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Display Board ninsei knot tea cups The Ainu people of Japan

The Ainu people of Japan first started commercial wood carving back in the 1920s

8cm (7”) x W

Kaba-zaiku refers to wares made in Akita Prefecture using the bark of cherry trees

This listing is for a ‘dreamy’ Mino-ware chawan made around 20 years ago by Kato Eichi

sake vessels and tableware

Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Display Board ninsei knot tea cups The Ainu people of Japan*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 2005 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR SHIPPING DETAILS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for a vintage higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido dated Showa 51(1976). The texture of the fur is rigorously carved, and the bear has a salmon in its mouth. The entire bear has been fashioned from one single piece of wood, and comes with a display board. This piece is a little unusual in that