Asakura Isokichi II Year of the Boar Okimono japanese chasen shaper the Oita Governor Award at

the Oita Governor Award at the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition

and coated in translucent light green glaze

and was also selected to exhibit at the prestigious Japan Ceramic Arts Exhibition

This listing is for a set of five Karatsu-ware yunomi made by Living National Treasure

this one has almost no smell

Asakura Isokichi II Year of the Boar Okimono japanese chasen shaper the Oita Governor Award atThis listing is for a Kutani ware okimono made around 20 30 years ago by master potter, Asakura Isokichi II. It is made from a slip mould and moulded to resemble a wild boar. The piece is coated in brown glaze with light blue trim for the tusks and hooves. This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Boar back in either 1983 or 1995. The stamp of the potter can be found on the bottom. Asakura Isokichi II (1913 1998) was a Kutani ware