Vintage Shigaraki Tanuki ocean chawan The okimono in this listing

The okimono in this listing depicts a koi

The bowl in this listing is decorated with a hand-painted and colourful ‘tanabata’ pattern

which means hunting for fireflies

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

the koi being a symbol of courage and perseverance demonstrated by its ability to swim against currents and travel upstream

Vintage Shigaraki Tanuki ocean chawan The okimono in this listing*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