Pottery plate with a hand-drawn rabbit. Unique texture with a pale, kohiki-like color. - Design: Pottery plate with a rabbit design - Material: Pottery - Color: Pale, kohiki-like color - Condition: I noticed while taking the photos that there are fine cracks. Please check the photos on the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th images. If you are concerned about these cracks, please refrain from purchasing. - Decoration: Hand-painted - Size: Approximately 33.6 cm wide x 30.8 cm long Height approximately 2.6 cm to 2.9 cm When we were newlyweds, my wife, who was born in the Year of the Rabbit, loved this cute rabbit design and bought one of the five plates sold individually at Isetan Shinjuku. This is one of the three plates being offered for sale now (Masao Oguri No. 2). The colors and shapes may vary slightly, so please choose accordingly. Please check the 10th and 11th photos, which show the three plates stacked together. The top plate is the one for sale. Masao Oguri 〈Biography〉 1945: Born in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture 1973: Built "Ten-yo" kiln in Shimoyoshicho 1994: Relocated the workshop to Tsumagi Heisei-cho 2002: Solo exhibition at Gallery Kurimoto (also in 2011) 2005: Certified as a traditional craftsman of Mino ware 2009: Excellence Award at the Mino Ceramic Art Shoro Prize Tea Ceremony Exhibition Kikyo Prize at the Mino Ceramic Art Exhibition Member of the Mino Ceramic Art Association Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition, International Ceramics Exhibition, and Gifu Art Exhibition Minister of International Trade and Industry Award at the Chunichi International Ceramic Design General Exhibition Held solo exhibitions throughout the country Also attracts attention for creating works with rabbits as the subject, inspired by the zodiac sign of his eldest daughter's birth year. Thank you for viewing.