Vintage Japanese Shigaraki Ware Ceramic Figurine Hyottoko Sake Drinker PCP310 Buddhist Japanese Wood Sewing Box Hari-bako

Japanese Wood Sewing Box Hari-bako Folding Worktop Ko-tansu 34cm

5cm / Height: 7cm

and textured glaze are intentional parts of the potter’s design

the drum skins have loosened and no longer produce a clear sound when struck

Calligraphy Osugi Daimyojin Tengu God Shinto Protection Rare

Vintage Japanese Shigaraki Ware Ceramic Figurine Hyottoko Sake Drinker PCP310 Buddhist Japanese Wood Sewing Box Hari-bakoThis is a Japanese ceramic figurine made of Shigaraki ware (Shigaraki yaki). It depicts a comical male figure, strongly resembling "Hyottoko," a traditional Japanese folk character known for his skewed, puckered mouth. The figurine is sculpted as a seated man holding a sake cup (sakazuki) in his right hand. He wears a twisted cloth headband (hachimaki) and is dressed in a kimono finished with a mottled, earthy brown glaze. The skin areas, such as the