Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Wooden Board square mashiko plate The eri in this listing

The eri in this listing is blue interwoven with gold thread and features a geometric diamond pattern

O-yoroi refers to armour worn by the samurai class during feudal times

is known as the birthplace of Okinawan pottery because it is home to Kinjo Kiln

Kato Toichi (1916 – 1996) was a very highly regarded Japanese-style painter from Gifu Prefecture who studied under the great Yamaguchi Hosun

and in 1976 he received the Kyoto Ceramics Cooperative Award

Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Wooden Board square mashiko plate The eri in this listing*SHIPPING IS CURRENTLY SET FOR SAL SEA MAIL TO MOST DESTINATIONS, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS LISTING FOR FASTER OPTIONS. This listing is for a vintage higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido, and it was made about 50 60 years ago. The fur is wonderfully textured from where the tools have rigorously worked the surface, and its fashioned from a single piece of wood. This particular bear also comes with a wooden display board.