Kutani Year of the Boar Yunomi incense box and a fox lived together

and a fox lived together in a forest

This piece was most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Tiger back in either 1986 or 1998

the first Kegon Sect Tea Ceremony was held

First a clay model is made and then plaster is used to made moulds of different parts

The English on the back of the box explains that a raised right paw is said to be beckoning money

Kutani Year of the Boar Yunomi incense box and a fox lived togetherThis listing is for a pair of Kutani ware yunomi made around 20 years ago by Kutani Shuzan. They are made of porcelain and decorated with the kinrande technique, which is gold decoration on a red base layer. Each cup is hand painted with an image of a boar, and trimmed with gold enamel around the rim. The interior of the cups is coated in transparent blue glaze. These were possibly made to commemorate the Year of the Boar back in 1995. Also these cups