Celadon Glaze Year of the Rat Okimono vintage turtle At that time Japan was

At that time Japan was trading with the Dutch and had received beautiful glass products that sparkled like diamonds

and the rim is trimmed with gold enamel

He was born in Kagoshima in Kyushu and studied under Kyo-ware master potter Ogawa Takeo

It is made of gritty stoneware clay and features a combination of ‘biwa’ loquat glaze with white glaze trailing down from the rim

Instead he joined the Seitokai Association led by Kusube Yaichi (1897-1984)

Celadon Glaze Year of the Rat Okimono vintage turtle At that time Japan was*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a celadon glaze okimono made around 20 years ago and signed Mihiro. It is made from a slip mould and features a rat perched up on an uchide no kozuchi, otherwise known as a mallet of fortune. It is believed that striking an uchide no kozuchi will bring anything you wish for, making it a very popular motif during New Year.