Huge Japanese Ainu Wood Carved Bear - Kibori Kuma holding Sake Cup 4.3kg WO583 Bizen Ware featuring a button-style keyboard

featuring a button-style keyboard

showing the rustic beauty of Japanese tea ceramics

and fan-like designs meticulously stitched by hand

Condition: used : There is a chip at the bottom

Artist Signed: Comes in its original wooden storage box (Tomobako) which is signed and sealed by the artist

Huge Japanese Ainu Wood Carved Bear - Kibori Kuma holding Sake Cup 4.3kg WO583 Bizen Ware featuring a button-style keyboardHuge Japanese Ainu Wood Carved Bear Kibori Kuma holding Sake Cup 4. 3kg WO583 This is an exceptionally large and heavy Showa era Japanese wood carved bear (Kibori Kuma), a traditional folk art (Mingei) of the Ainu people of Hokkaido. Unlike the typical bear with a salmon, this rare collector's piece depicts a bear sitting contentedly and holding a ceramic Sake cup (Choko) in its paws. Key Features: Rare & Humorous Design: A unique variation where the