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

so Yoshizo became the 4th generation master of the family kiln

worn lacquer

started making pottery in Hodono ward in Akita city in 1893

It was made from a slip mould and is moulded to resemble a cheeky rat perked up on an uchide-no-kozuchi

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