Cedar Tanuki Okimono earthenware brazier 5”) across x 4

5”) across x 4

be sure to turn it two times to the right so the centre of the black part becomes the front

the Shinto god associated with agriculture and protector of rice

Kato Iwao (1930-1987) was a Kyo-ware potter and master of porcelain ware

Cedar Tanuki Okimono earthenware brazier 5”) across x 4*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a wooden tanuki okimono made about 40 50 years ago. He is carrying the customary sake bottle and promissory note, and he is made of Japanese cedar. Cedar has a very even and pronounced grain, and the ridges in the wood provide the piece with a tactile surface. Traditionally tanuki were portrayed as sleek creatures much