Sakuma Totaro Mashiko-ware Mizusashi set of five kutani bowls 1937) is an Utsutsugawa and

1937) is an Utsutsugawa and Arita-ware potter and first generation master of Taimei Gama in Kyushu

It’s an extremely solid piece

thus allowing designs to be freely painted without dust and hand grease interrupting the process

In 1983 he presented an utsushi replica of a chatsubo tea jar on the occasion of the restoration of Tatsuno Castle

Sakuma Totaro Mashiko-ware Mizusashi set of five kutani bowls 1937) is an Utsutsugawa and*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 2070 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR SHIPPING DETAILS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for a wonderful Mashiko ware mizusashi made around 60 years ago by distinguished potter, Sakuma Totaro. It is wheel thrown and decorated with hand painted depictions of ume blossoms, one of Sakumas favourite motifs. The top half is coated in rice husk nuka glaze, and the bottom half features dark coloured iron