Yakushi Gama Year of the Snake Okimono oigen ironware 3”) Condition It’s in perfect

3”)                                                                                                   Condition It’s in perfect condition

This listing is for an Arita-ware ashtray made around 20 years ago

He has won multiple awards at the Tochigi Prefectural Art and Crafts Exhibition

and he held a special solo exhibition in New York in 2017

In 1964 he received the Japan Crafts Chairperson Award at the Japanese Traditional Crafts New Works Exhibition

Yakushi Gama Year of the Snake Okimono oigen ironware 3”) Condition It’s in perfect*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a small snake okimono made by Yakushi Gama. It is made from a slip mould and moulded to resemble a snake protecting a sacred hoju jewel. White snakes are considered to be good luck in Japan, and are a symbol for Benten, the Japanese goddess of wealth. This piece also comes with a plastic display board, and gold byobu