Tokodo 'Fukutawara' Gold Bales Kogo gourd summer chawan It is carved from boxwood

It is carved from boxwood and features beautiful gold gilt trim

and metal mizusashi sometimes have metal rings attached

and the upper part of the kettle is decorated with an auspicious meander pattern which is commonly thought to symbolise the flow of life

Earthenware furo potters in Fukuoka also make this kind of pottery

hence the name ‘unge’ (cloud pottery)

Tokodo 'Fukutawara' Gold Bales Kogo gourd summer chawan It is carved from boxwood*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a splendid Kyo ware fukutawara kogo made around 20 years ago for Tokodoin Tokyo. It is moulded into the shape of three rice bales, and the exterior is coated in kinpaku gold leaf. Fukutawara translates as lucky straw bale, and these bales are a popular type of decoration at New Year because theyre thought to bring wealth.