Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono 1942) was an Akita-ware potter

1942) was an Akita-ware potter and the third generation to make Akita pottery

Tanba-ware has been produced in the village of Tachikui in Hyogo prefecture for over 800 years

a few potters prefer to use lighter mountain clay

and in 1978 his work was selected for the Essa Kogei Exhibition at Nagaoka in Niigata

and was most likely purchased to commemorate the Year of the Dragon back in 2000

Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono 1942) was an Akita-ware potter*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Bizen ware okimono made around 20 years ago. It was made from a slip mould and is moulded to resemble a cheeky rat perked up on an uchide no kozuchi, otherwise known as a mallet of fortune. It is believed that striking an uchide no kozuchi will bring anything you wish for, making it a very popular motif during New Year.