Kataoka Seikan Bizen-ware Komainu glass kayari buta Awata-ware refers to pottery produced

Awata-ware refers to pottery produced in Kyoto

This technique was developed in Jiangxi Province in southern China during the Song dynasty

7”) x 25

This particular style of chawan was created for a special ceremony held at Todaiji Temple

Marquis Maeda Toshinari (1885-1942)

Kataoka Seikan Bizen-ware Komainu glass kayari buta Awata-ware refers to pottery produced*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a pair of wood fired Bizen ware komainu made about 20 years ago by Kataoka Seikan. Komainu are a pair consisting of one lion and one lion dog. The closed mouthed one on the left is a female lion dog, and the open mouthed one on the right is a male lion. Lions and lion dogs were first paired during the Heian Period. Prior