Yoshizo Asami IV Autumn Grass Chawan green shisa Decorations on newer kokeshi tend

Decorations on newer kokeshi tend to have a coat of lacquer over the top

All three have some residue from use

He specialised in producing Karatsu teaware and was a master of decorating with iron brushwork

Also tenmoku pieces are not associated with just one type of ware

He studied under his father Kato Toshimasa and under master potter Kusube Yaichi

Yoshizo Asami IV Autumn Grass Chawan green shisa Decorations on newer kokeshi tend*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a splendid and very seasonal Kyo ware chawan made around 20 years ago by noted potter, Yoshizo Asami IV. It is wheel thrown and depicts a scroll named Autumn Grass through Bamboo Blind painted by Rinpa artist, Watanabe Shiko (1683 1755). The moon appears to float in the sky, and pampas and bellflowers sway behind the