Kikko Jusoken VIII Year of the Rat Kusenaoshi kiyomizu ware This paper also has some

This paper also has some handwritten notes on the back regarding the date and location of the ceremony

and in 1996 he received the Minister of Education Award

started making pottery in Hodono ward in Akita city in 1893

It is made of high-fired stoneware clay and moulded to resemble a momiji maple leaf

The faces of the dolls were covered so they are in beautiful condition

Kikko Jusoken VIII Year of the Rat Kusenaoshi kiyomizu ware This paper also has some*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Kikko ware futaoki made around 20 years ago by noted potter Kikko Jusoken VIII. A futaoki functions as a lid rest during the tea ceremony. The lid of the kama is placed on the futaoki when hot water needs to be drawn from the kettle. The bamboo water ladle rests there up until the lid of the kama is removed. The futaoki