Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono The fukusa in this listing

The fukusa in this listing is made of double layer silk

and his work was once again selected for the Japan Selection Exhibition

and was most likely purchased to commemorate the Year of the Dragon back in 2000

1942) was an Akita-ware potter and the third generation to make Akita pottery

Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono The fukusa in this listing*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Bizen ware okimono made around 20 years ago. It was made from a slip mould and is moulded to resemble a cheeky rat perked up on an uchide no kozuchi, otherwise known as a mallet of fortune. It is believed that striking an uchide no kozuchi will bring anything you wish for, making it a very popular motif during New Year.