Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate 7”) x 19

7”) x 19

and it is a pattern created by attaching leaves directly to the glaze prior to firing

He has been given the name ‘Kisaemon’ but has since retired from making tea utensils

They are generally made of bamboo and shaped like half a cylinder

Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate 7”) x 19*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a SMALL nodate size chawan made by Yoshizo Asami IV. It is wheel thrown and decorated with hotaru, or fireflies as they are known in English. A popular pastime during the rainy season is to go hotaru gari, which means hunting for fireflies. Fireflies inhabit small streams and rice fields, and they have appeared in