Kizan II Minoo-ware Jikiro hyotan shaped plate particularly the higuma bear carvings

particularly the higuma bear carvings

resulting in a thick gathering of glaze on the lower part of the bowl

This listing is for a set of five Karatsu-ware tea plates made by Important Intangible Cultural Property potter

This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the rabbit back in either 1987 or 1999

Kizan II Minoo-ware Jikiro hyotan shaped plate particularly the higuma bear carvings*THIS ITEM EXCEEDS THE SMALL PACKET WEIGHT LIMIT SO SHIPPING IS SET FOR EMS EXPRESS TO ALL AVAILABLE DESTINATIONS. This listing is for a Minoo ware jikiro made around 30 years ago by Kizan II. A jikiro is a lidded food container shaped like a bowl. Jikiro were imported from China during the Ming dynasty to the Ryukyu kingdom in Okinawa, and later made their way to the mainland during the Kamakura period. Gradually the lacquered and bamboo types began