Kataoka Seikan Bizen-ware Komainu nodate tea bowl It is made of wood

It is made of wood and features black lacquer on the top and bottom

Komainu are a pair consisting of one lion and one lion-dog

and this skill was passed onto his son

Decorations on newer kokeshi tend to have a coat of lacquer over the top

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Kataoka Seikan Bizen-ware Komainu nodate tea bowl It is made of wood*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a pair of wood fired Bizen ware komainu made about 20 years ago by Kataoka Seikan. Komainu are a pair consisting of one lion and one lion dog. The closed mouthed one on the left is a female lion dog, and the open mouthed one on the right is a male lion. Lions and lion dogs were first paired during the Heian Period. Prior