SMALL Higuma Bear Carving tamba ware Also please note that there’s

Also please note that there’s black handwriting on the exterior of the wooden box

Kohiki:  H

He was born in Iga and graduated from the Mie Ceramic Training Institute in 1979

The bottom is a little discoloured and there are faint pencil markings

SMALL Higuma Bear Carving tamba ware Also please note that there’s*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a SMALL higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido, made about 20 30 years ago. The texture of the fur is very finely carved, and it is depicted with a freshly caught salmon in its mouth. The bear has been fashioned from one single piece of wood and is entirely hand carved. Hokkaido bears are usually black,