Thank you for viewing. 【Kikko Ware】 Harubei Toda, from the Ozu domain in Iyo (present-day Ehime Prefecture), went to Kyoto to learn pottery and built a kiln in the Juso village of Osaka around the beginning of the Bunka era (around 1801). He admired the old pine trees in his garden and the moon rising over Mt. Ikoma, and named his kiln "Jusho Getsu" (Thirteen Houses Moon), dedicating himself to pottery. On the occasion of a celebration for the Shogunate family, he presented a food container (jikiro) with cranes and turtles. At that time, the food container in the shape of a sea turtle was greatly admired, and because of the association of the turtle shell with good fortune ("kikko" meaning tortoise shell, and "kikko" also meaning "towards good fortune"), he was granted the kiln name "Kikko" (吉向). The works of that time were popular among various feudal lords and contributed to the domain's garden kiln. The Juso Kikko kiln, the only kiln in Osaka, was relocated after the great flood of the Yodo River in 1885 due to the renovation of the Nakatsu River. After that, it moved through Takatsu and now has two houses, one in Kisaichi, Katano City, and the other in Nunoichi, Higashi-Osaka City. Works by the first generation and others are carefully stored in the Tokyo National Museum and the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art. 【Product Name】 Kikko Ware, Period, with Aged Cedar Box, Passed Down, Edo Period 【Period, etc.】 Edo Period 【Condition of the Product】 There are scratches and dirt commensurate with the age, but there is glaze peeling on the two embossed surfaces, and a 1mm chip on the lip of one piece. 【Accessories】 Aged cedar box 【Product Size】 Height: approx. 1.8cm 　　　　　　　Width: approx. 12.8cm 　　　　　　　Weight: approx. 141g, 146g, 151g, 152g, 164g 　　　　　　　*Please note that there may be slight variations. 【Notes】 *Please refrain from purchasing if you are nervous about old items. *Please view the images and purchase with your understanding. *The tea whisk used for comparison is not included. 【From Shige's Storehouse】 *We have various other items for sale, so please click on the image of our garden below to take a look. 【Search Words】 #Antique #FineArt #Antiques #Crafts #OldTools #Tableware #Ceramics #OldImari #Kutani #MijinKarakusa #Imari #SobaChoko #OldCeramics #Vessels #Bowls #FlowerKarakusa #SobaChoko #SobaChoko #ToriSara #JapaneseFood #JapaneseAntiques #KiyomizuYaki Management Number: CH002