Vintage Higuma Bear Carving vintage ema 3”) x Dia

3”) x Dia

By 1953 he switched to teaware production and opened Katsura Gama

It began in the mid-1800s after good quality clay was found in the local

He produced tea utensils and served as a tea master for the shogunate since the reign of the third generation shogun

It is thin walled

Vintage Higuma Bear Carving vintage ema 3”) x Dia*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a vintage higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido, made about 50 years ago. The texture of the fur is finely carved, and the entire bear is hand carved from one single piece of wood. Newer items carved by the Ainu have shiny stained finishes, however older pieces like the one in this listing have more of