Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono and his work has been

and his work has been selected every year since then

and in 1978 his work was selected for the Essa Kogei Exhibition at Nagaoka in Niigata

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

signify the change in seasons from summer to autumn

The second generation went to Kyoto to make teaware

Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono and his work has been*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.