Cedar Tree Toad Okimono watermelon shaped box Approximate Length: 21

Approximate Length: 21

Red camellias are powerful in symbolism and they were popular with nobles during the Edo period

Originally Mumyoi-ware was a mix of red and yellow clay

In 1973 he graduated from the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics Institute

He believes that many techniques of Jingdezhen's traditional porcelain sculptures need to be taught in combination with the basic theories of art in the higher education system

Cedar Tree Toad Okimono watermelon shaped box Approximate Length: 21*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