Notomi Choun I Year of the Snake Kogo Kabuto display bamboo roofing beams become darkened

bamboo roofing beams become darkened due to constant exposure to the smoke from the central hearth

and a great example of a bygone era

4”) diameter lid

It also comes with a Japanese language profile about the potter and his remarkable career

but it wasn’t until later that a sculptor by the name of Hagii Shosai from modern day Yamanashi Prefecture introduced what we now know as Miyajima-bori

Notomi Choun I Year of the Snake Kogo Kabuto display bamboo roofing beams become darkened*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Hagi ware kogo made around 25 years ago by Notomi Choun I. It is made of high fired stoneware and the lid is decorated with a small snake shaped like the kanji character for snake. It is suitable for holding both woodchip and kneaded incense, although pottery kogo are intended for kneaded incense. This piece was most