Asakura Isokichi II Year of the Boar Okimono japanese chasen shaper and coated in translucent light

and coated in translucent light green glaze

and was also selected to exhibit at the prestigious Japan Ceramic Arts Exhibition

He also received the Governors Award at the 10th Memorial Art Exhibition

Asagao have a romantic image and are often depicted in poems

Ogura Toru (b

Asakura Isokichi II Year of the Boar Okimono japanese chasen shaper and coated in translucent lightThis listing is for a Kutani ware okimono made around 20 30 years ago by master potter, Asakura Isokichi II. It is made from a slip mould and moulded to resemble a wild boar. The piece is coated in brown glaze with light blue trim for the tusks and hooves. This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Boar back in either 1983 or 1995. The stamp of the potter can be found on the bottom. Asakura Isokichi II (1913 1998) was a Kutani ware