SMALL Higuma Bear Carving tamba ware Also please note that there’s

Also please note that there’s black handwriting on the exterior of the wooden box

*Please note that the colour of the interior is white with a TINY hint of yellow-green

and features a thick layer of transparent white glaze that has formed a ridge around the centre

Koya-san is a large temple settlement located on the Kii Peninisula in Wakayama Prefecture

He was born in Iga and graduated from the Mie Ceramic Training Institute in 1979

SMALL Higuma Bear Carving tamba ware Also please note that there’s*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a SMALL higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido, made about 20 30 years ago. The texture of the fur is very finely carved, and it is depicted with a freshly caught salmon in its mouth. The bear has been fashioned from one single piece of wood and is entirely hand carved. Hokkaido bears are usually black,