◯ This is a Bizen ware kabuto (helmet) by "Kanzan Takatori," a traditional craftsman of Bizen ware and a sculptor of fine works. (New, unused, with a wooden box) ◯ Size: ・Height: Approximately 7 cm ・Width: Approximately 9 cm ◯ About "Kanzan Takatori": ・Member of the Bizen Pottery Association and the Japan Kogei Association ・Born into the Rokusei Mori family, a kiln owner, in Taisho 3 (1914) ・Learned fine work techniques at his family home upon graduating from junior high school in Showa 13 (1938) ・Studied pottery techniques in earnest at the Kyoto Ceramic Guidance Center in Showa 24 (1949) ・Certified as a Bizen ware traditional craftsman in Showa 61 (1986) ・Awarded as a person of merit in the traditional crafts industry by the Minister of International Trade and Industry in Heisei 10 (1998)