This is a Bizen-yaki zodiac figurine "Teiushi" (Year of the Ox) made by Kimihiko Buyo. Includes a signed box, cloth, and a booklet. Stamped with the artist's seal (Image 17). 【Size (as shown in Image 2)】 Height: 22.6cm Width: 32.3cm Depth: 13.1cm Weight: 2.5kg Please allow for slight variations due to amateur measurements. 【Delivery Date and Time Not Specified】 Due to the specifications of Yu-Yu Mercari delivery, delivery date and time cannot be specified. 【No Price Reduction】 The price of this item cannot be reduced. Please refrain from price negotiations. 【Kimihiko Buyo (ぶよう・きみひこ)】 Born in Katohomoto, Bizen City in 1947. His great-grandfather was Kio Nishimura, the founder of Kohama Koto-yaki. His father was Kenichi Buyo, the first mayor of Bizen. He aspired to be a ceramic artist while attending Doshisha University. In 1976, he studied under the second generation Rakuzan Fujiwara (Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture), and in 1978, he built a climbing kiln in Osafune-cho, Setouchi City and became independent. He held solo exhibitions in various locations such as Tokyo, Yokohama, and Hiroshima. Overseas, he held solo exhibitions at the National Capital Museum in Beijing and the Tianjin Art Museum. He presented large vases to Prince Takamatsu Nobuhito and Prince Mikasa Takahito. He actively exhibited and received awards at art exhibitions in Paris, Barcelona, New York, Beijing, etc. (See WHO'S WHO IN INTERNATIONAL ART). In 2006, he established BUYO BIZEN Arts (approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce) in New York State to introduce Japanese traditional crafts. 〈Style〉 Mainly creates tea utensils, flower vases, and vases. Incorporates techniques such as polishing, openwork, and line carving into a traditional style. In creating pottery, he strives to maximize the goodness of the clay and values the dignity of the work. 〈Main Awards〉 Grand Prize at the International Art Grand Prize French-English Exhibition, etc. #Bizen_ware #BizenYaki #Bizen_pottery Bizen-yaki Ceramics Pottery Collection Artist's Work Unglazed Firing Rokkoyo Handmade Ceramic Sculpture Carving Modeling Plastic Art Ceramic Statue Ceramic Doll Bull Ox Good Luck Animal Interior Object Horns Type... Stoneware Pottery... Bizen-yaki