Vintage Shigaraki Tanuki ocean chawan The back of the chashaku

The back of the chashaku in this listing is coated in light coloured lacquer decorated with a ‘tanabata’ pattern

The bowl in this listing is decorated with hand-painted gourds

The okimono in this listing depicts a koi

To burn long incense sticks simply leave the top off

Wooden kokeshi dolls are a kind of traditional folk art which originated in Tohoku

Vintage Shigaraki Tanuki ocean chawan The back of the chashaku*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 2835 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKING, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS LISTING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SHIPPING OPTIONS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for a large and rather portly Shigaraki tanuki okimono made about 40 50 years ago. He is wearing a large brown straw hat and appears to be grooving to some music. Usually tanuki hold a sake bottle in their right hand and a promissory note in their left hand, but this chap is empty handed and in full