Ishizaki Koshiro Year of the Snake Chawan wooden accessories box Iwakura is a highly popular

Iwakura is a highly popular and respected lacquerware artist

square tray ideal for serving tea for one

This listing is for a Takayama ‘susutake’ smoked bamboo chago

and the green paper explains the story behind the creation of the ‘higashi no’ bowl that was translated above

They are wheel-thrown and decorated with white slip and ume blossoms that have been carved into the surface below

Ishizaki Koshiro Year of the Snake Chawan wooden accessories box Iwakura is a highly popular*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a vintage chawan made around 12 years ago by Ishizaki Koshiro. It is made of high fired stoneware and the front is decorated with a hand painted depiction of a white snake. White snakes are considered to be good luck in Japan, and are a symbol for Benten, the Japanese goddess of wealth. The piece is thin walled and the