Zoroku Mashimizu IV and Kato Toichi Kyo-ware Chawan inuyama-ware The exterior of both pieces

The exterior of both pieces is brushed with white slip

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

It began in the 1700s during the Anei period when Hisano Hanemon from Hakoda town built a multi-chambered climbing kiln with a Shigaraki potter named Chouemon

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

It is made of wood and features hand-painted morning glory blossoms over a black lacquered base

Zoroku Mashimizu IV and Kato Toichi Kyo-ware Chawan inuyama-ware The exterior of both piecesThis 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