Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Display Board ninsei knot tea cups Kaba-zaiku refers to wares made

Kaba-zaiku refers to wares made in Akita Prefecture using the bark of cherry trees

He soon found his products to be in high demand and within a short time his interest shifted to making tea utensils

The Ainu people of Japan first started commercial wood carving back in the 1920s

The painting depicts a grasshopper on an eggplant

Karatsu-ware features a rich variety of products

Vintage Hokkaido Bear with Display Board ninsei knot tea cups Kaba-zaiku refers to wares made*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 2005 GRAMS WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR SHIPPING DETAILS AND UPGRADES. This listing is for a vintage higuma bear carving from the northern island of Hokkaido dated Showa 51(1976). The texture of the fur is rigorously carved, and the bear has a salmon in its mouth. The entire bear has been fashioned from one single piece of wood, and comes with a display board. This piece is a little unusual in that