Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Display Board ninsei knot tea cups The okimono in this listing

The okimono in this listing depicts a koi

The Ainu people of Japan first started commercial wood carving back in the 1920s

Kaba-zaiku refers to wares made in Akita Prefecture using the bark of cherry trees

This listing is for a ‘dreamy’ Mino-ware chawan made around 20 years ago by Kato Eichi

Karatsu-ware features a rich variety of products

Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Display Board ninsei knot tea cups The okimono in this listing*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 2005 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR SHIPPING DETAILS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for a vintage higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido dated Showa 51(1976). The texture of the fur is rigorously carved, and the bear has a salmon in its mouth. The entire bear has been fashioned from one single piece of wood, and comes with a display board. This piece is a little unusual in that