Asakura Isokichi II Year of the Boar Okimono japanese shoes Ohi-ware refers to pottery made

Ohi-ware refers to pottery made in Ohi town in Kanazawa Prefecture

Manufacturing involves several stages beginning with the making of moulds in either wax or resin

Cups:  Average H

Once the head was cast from a mould it was coated with up to 20 layers of gofun

and the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art purchased some of his work and added it to their permanent collection

Asakura Isokichi II Year of the Boar Okimono japanese shoes Ohi-ware refers to pottery madeThis listing is for a Kutani ware okimono made around 20 30 years ago by master potter, Asakura Isokichi II. It is made from a slip mould and moulded to resemble a wild boar. The piece is coated in brown glaze with light blue trim for the tusks and hooves. This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Boar back in either 1983 or 1995. The stamp of the potter can be found on the bottom. Asakura Isokichi II (1913 1998) was a Kutani ware