Tanba-ware Ise Ebi Tokkuri tsukimi sake cups 9”) handle down x 14

9”) handle down x 14

Craftsmen carve out birds such as roosters and hawks from single pieces of wood

In 1997 his work was selected for the Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition

Chawan:  H

In 1972 he completed training at the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Training Institute

Tanba-ware Ise Ebi Tokkuri tsukimi sake cups 9”) handle down x 14*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Tanba ware tokkuri sake server made around 20 30 years ago. It is wheel thrown and decorated with a hand painted iron oxide depiction of an Ise spiny lobster. Ise ebi symbolize longevity, and this is because the back of a lobster is curled just like an elderly person. This piece would also function well as a flower