Tea utensils, tea ceremony tools, incense holder, Kanjaku, Fukurasuzume, by Asami Yoshizo

Kansuzume (Fukurasuzume) (Winter Sparrow)

It is also called "Fukura Sparrow" because it has all its feathers puffed up.
The winter sparrow is also a seasonal word.
・A sparrow around the time of the Great Cold looks plump and lively. This is apparently where it became a seasonal word for winter.
・It is also an example of good luck to carry food under one's wings and end the year. Puffed sparrow...One of the family crests and patterns. A design of a sparrow with its wings outstretched.
A way of tying women's hair.
It is a variation of the Chinese topknot, with two topknots, one on the left and one on the right.

[First generation Asami Yoshizo (real name Yonosuke)]
In 1912, the first year of the Taisho era, he branched off from his father Yonosuke (the second son of Gorosuke) and opened a kiln in Gojozaka.
He studied under Shimizu Rokubei (the 5th Rokunyo)
[4th generation Asami Yoshisan] Yoshimine kiln
Born in Gojozaka in 1961 (Showa 36)
Studied under my master (2nd generation) and uncle (3rd generation)
1992 (Heisei 4) Succeeded to the 4th generation
In 1995, the name Yoshimine Kiln was given to the potter by Master Masamichi Maeda of Zuiho-in, a subtemple of Daitokuji Temple.
In 1995, the company was given the name Yoshiminegama by Master Masamichi Maeda of Zuiho-in, a sub-temple of Daitokuji Temple.
[5th ​​Generation Asami Yoshizo]
Inherited to the present day
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size	Approx. width 8 x depth 4.7 x height 4.8 cm
author	Works by Yoshimi Asami (Yoshimine Kiln)
box	Wooden box

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