Hiroyuki Kida Year of the Rat Okimono chinese fish tea pot and they were traditionally used

and they were traditionally used for serving soy sauce or pickles

Osho okimono are generally made from zelkova and or sen wood

Muneyoshi Soetsu is possibly in reference to Yanagi Muneyoshi (1889-1961)

She studied under Kawabe Bisen and in 1950 she became the first female craftsperson to paint Kyo-ware and Kiyomizu-ware pieces

They’re in very good condition and are potentially an unused item

Hiroyuki Kida Year of the Rat Okimono chinese fish tea pot and they were traditionally used*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Kutani ware rat okimono made around 20 years ago. It is made from a slip mould and features a white rat perched on top of an uchide no kozuchi mallet of fortune. It is believed that striking an uchide no kozuchi will bring anything you wish for, thus making it a common sight at New Year. Theres also a long red tassel