Crane and Turtle Small Bowls

Ceramics

Craft Company: Tokko Kiln

ORIGIN: Arita, Saga Prefecture
SIZE: Crane Small Bowl: W55×D83×H36 mm / Turtle Small Bowl: W50×D73×H28 mm
MATERIAL: Porcelain stone

Bowls to accent a special occasion

A crane lives a thousand years, a turtle ten thousand years. Small bowls in the shape of these auspicious symbols of long life familiar to Japanese people add color to special occasions. These adorable cranes and turtles, created with the dependable tensha transfer technique in the tradition of Arita ware, bring happiness to many people today.

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The president of Tokko Kiln, Mr. Hiroyuki Tokunaga was born in 1974. He majored in history at the university and was thinking about continuing his study to be a researcher but the last words of his late grandfather who said, “Pottery is more fun than you would expect”, had remained in his heart and it prompted him to succeed the family business. His younger brother Eijiro, is a pottery thrower. E...

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Tensha
- Technique
A technique in which patterns are pre-printed using ceramic-specific paints on tensha (literally, “transcription” or “transfer printing”) paper, decals, copper plates, or other materials, and the patterns then transferred to the surface of the vessel.
Arita ware
- Generic term
Generic name of porcelain made mainly in Arita, Saga Prefecture. Arita is the first porcelain producing area in Japan. It is also called “Imari ware” as it was shipped from Imari port during the early days.

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