Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate and it is a pattern

and it is a pattern created by attaching leaves directly to the glaze prior to firing

is credited with creating the Doan style of furo during the Sengoku Period (1477-1573)

He has been given the name ‘Kisaemon’ but has since retired from making tea utensils

Higaki married into the family and began to take students of his own

but now he produces a range of copper furnaces using various casting methods and techniques

Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate and it is a pattern*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a SMALL nodate size chawan made by Yoshizo Asami IV. It is wheel thrown and decorated with hotaru, or fireflies as they are known in English. A popular pastime during the rainy season is to go hotaru gari, which means hunting for fireflies. Fireflies inhabit small streams and rice fields, and they have appeared in