Vintage Bizen-ware Tanuki namahage lucky charm Itto-bori literally means “one chisel

Itto-bori literally means “one chisel cut”

and in 1968 he won the Foreign Ministry Award at Nitten and they purchased his work

This listing is for a small hanging ornament made by an elderly lady who sews and sells vegetables in my neighbourhood

The family business is now in its third generation and headed by Yukio’s daughter

Local craftsmen were also introduced to using a hand turned wood lathe to decorate the surface of their wares

Vintage Bizen-ware Tanuki namahage lucky charm Itto-bori literally means “one chisel*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a small Bizen ware tanuki okimono made around 30 40 years ago. It is wood fired and the front features a sprinkling of pine fly ash over a high fired stoneware body. Traditionally tanuki were portrayed as sleek creatures much like kitsune, however these rotund types can be traced back to the latter part of the Edo Period.