Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #1 shigaraki tea bowl This listing is for a

This listing is for a vintage Kyo-ware mizusashi made around 30 years ago by noted potter

He became a member of the Contemporary Crafts Association and the Kyoto Art and Craft Artist Association

or somewhere in Honshu

Both the first and second generations signed their wares ‘Douyu’

green and blue glaze

Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #1 shigaraki tea bowl This listing is for a*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a SMALL nodate size chawan made by Yoshizo Asami IV. It is wheel thrown and decorated with hotaru, or fireflies as they are known in English. A popular pastime during the rainy season is to go hotaru gari, which means hunting for fireflies. Fireflies inhabit small streams and rice fields, and they have appeared in