Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate The lid is the tomo-buta

The lid is the tomo-buta type

this is an EU requirement completely unrelated to our store and Etsy

It is made of wood and features hand-painted morning glory blossoms over a black lacquered base

The interior of Daibutsu bowls are decorated with the kanji ‘dai’

He has been given the name ‘Kisaemon’ but has since retired from making tea utensils

Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate The lid is the tomo-buta*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