Vintage Year of the Rabbit Okimono japanese hawk tea cups This unglazed type of Ryukyu-ware

This unglazed type of Ryukyu-ware is known as the ‘arayachi’ type

This piece comes with its original paper storage box

The rock-like pedestal on which the lion sits is said to represent 'the formality of being appointed as a guardian'

In 1969 he graduated from Shigaraki Pottery High School and went to Kyoto to study under noted potter Tezuka Hisashi

Vintage Year of the Rabbit Okimono japanese hawk tea cups This unglazed type of Ryukyu-ware*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 1970 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR SHIPPING DETAILS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for a metal rabbit okimono made around 40 50 years ago. It is hollow and the exterior is coated with brown coloured enamel. This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Rabbit back in either 1963 or 1975, however it would also make a nice ornament to display in autumn. During autumn, Japan