Kaga Zuizan III Banko-ware Futaoki #4 agano chawan He received the Saga Prefecture

He received the Saga Prefecture Cultural Award in 1985 for his contribution to the field of ceramics

and spent five years in Aichi Prefecture as chief manager of the Aichi Prefectural Institute of Ceramic Industry

They are made from a slip mould and decorated with greyish-blue and light amber glaze

In 1979 he taught pottery to members of the Osaka Prefectural Medical Association

The left hand is held in the gyan mudra

Kaga Zuizan III Banko-ware Futaoki #4 agano chawan He received the Saga Prefecture*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Banko ware futaoki made around 30 years ago by master potter Kaga Zuizan III. A futaoki functions as a lid rest during the tea ceremony. The lid of the kama is placed on the futaoki when hot water needs to be drawn from the kettle. The bamboo water ladle rests there up until the lid of the kama is removed. The futaoki