Miniature Hokkaido Bear Ornament kusuri medicine box The signature of the potter

The signature of the potter can be found on the bottom and it comes with its original signed wooden storage box

Also the exterior has been polished with something which has left discolouration on the handle and around the rim

and used clay dug from the surrounding mountains

and literature for thousands of years

Sizes Paper Box: H

Miniature Hokkaido Bear Ornament kusuri medicine box The signature of the potter*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a VERY SMALL higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido. This piece is a little unusual as it depicts a bear carrying a salmon on a pole with its hungry cub in tow. The little bears are hand carved and attached to the lacquer base. a lovely little ornament to pop on a shelf. The Ainu people of Japan first