Arita Ware: Tanuki-Shaped Incense Container with Blue-and-White Decoration and Overglaze Enamel flower vase Solid walnut

Solid walnut

Inspired by the anecdote that the first Kakiemon created red-painted porcelain after observing the vibrant red of persimmons glowing in the sunset

The gentle touch of the bed frame creates a sense of comfort that cannot be obtained with steel or wood frames

Towering summer thunderclouds rise along the mountain’s base

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Arita Ware: Tanuki-Shaped Incense Container with Blue-and-White Decoration and Overglaze Enamel flower vase Solid walnutAn incense container (kg) crafted in the sometsuke technique, featuring a motif of a raccoon sleeping on a wooden drum, inspired by the folktale Tanuki Osh.