Okinawa Shisa Ornament eggplant incense burner It is wheel-thrown and decorated

It is wheel-thrown and decorated with incised kanji characters

Aka (red) raku bowls are fired at 800 degrees

Meiji 37/1904) was a Raku-ware and pupil of master potter Ukita Rakutoku in Kyoto

Sanmonjiya Kuemon (Awata Kuzaemon)

They also began glazed ceramic manufacturing

Okinawa Shisa Ornament eggplant incense burner It is wheel-thrown and decorated*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a shisa okimono made about 30 years ago. It features a mix of blue and amber coloured glaze and is an open mouth male lion dog. This piece is ideal as a garden ornament, or for guarding your front door! Shisa are a traditional Ryukyuan decoration, often in pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan