Cedar Tree Toad Okimono watermelon shaped box and the vase has a

and the vase has a light dusting of goma markings

The technique evolved from those used in China and Korea

In 1973 he graduated from the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics Institute

The chawan is in very good condition with no chips or cracks

Approximate Length: 21

Cedar Tree Toad Okimono watermelon shaped box and the vase has a*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a reasonably large grumpy old cedar tree toad okimono made around 20 years ago. Toads are an auspicious symbol in Japan, and toad okimono have been around since the Edo period. The Japanese the word for frog is kaeru, and kaeru also means return, so it is said that frogs are good at returning things such as money. The