Susutake Smoked Bamboo Chashaku dark blue maneki In 1987 he painted a

In 1987 he painted a splendid ‘some-iro’ version of Hokusai’s Daruma on the wall of Nagoya City Museum to commemorate its 10 year anniversary

used this motif to decorate teaware and tableware

and in Kyoto he received the Kyoto Artist Association Exhibition Award

Kato’s work commands high prices and he is particularly famous for his Ko-Kutani glazed pieces

Marquis Maeda Toshinari (1885-1942)

Susutake Smoked Bamboo Chashaku dark blue maneki In 1987 he painted a*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a susutake smoked bamboo chashaku made by Ishikawa Takenomise in Kyoto. Chashaku are an essential item for traditional Japanese tea ceremony, they are used for the measuring and preparation of matcha tea. The bamboo used for chashaku gets its name from the colour of bamboo roofing in old thatched roof minka. Over time,