Tokodo 'Fukutawara' Gold Bales Kogo gourd summer chawan It is made of brass

It is made of brass and features a crane holding a lotus leaf standing on the back of a tortoise

Earthenware furo potters in Fukuoka also make this kind of pottery

and metal mizusashi sometimes have metal rings attached

hence the name ‘unge’ (cloud pottery)

Tokodo 'Fukutawara' Gold Bales Kogo gourd summer chawan It is made of brass*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a splendid Kyo ware fukutawara kogo made around 20 years ago for Tokodoin Tokyo. It is moulded into the shape of three rice bales, and the exterior is coated in kinpaku gold leaf. Fukutawara translates as lucky straw bale, and these bales are a popular type of decoration at New Year because theyre thought to bring wealth.