Shibata Yoshihiro Year of the Rat Chawan bamboo lid rest Horikawa Kyohei (1925-1987) was a

Horikawa Kyohei (1925-1987) was a Bizen-ware potter and first generation master of Koraku Gama

This listing is for an exquisite 19th century antique bronze vase

1950) is a lacquerware artisan born into the Yamamoto family of lacquer artists

In 1979 he opened his own kiln and became a member of the Kanazawa City Arts Craft Association

This kind of plate is usually for serving sashimi

Shibata Yoshihiro Year of the Rat Chawan bamboo lid rest Horikawa Kyohei (1925-1987) was a*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Seto ware chawan made around 10 years ago by Shibata Yoshihiro. It is wheel thrown and the front is decorated with a hand painted depiction of a rat with a daikon radish. In Japan there is a small type of round shaped radish with a long, thin root. The shape is similar to a chubby rat, and the root looks like a tail.