[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools incense holder] Dog box made by Kawasaki Waraku

●What is an inubako? It is also called "inuhariko" or "otogiinu," and is literally a box made of papier-mache in the shape of a dog.
Since ancient times, dogs have been believed to protect humans from misfortune, and people would carve statues of dogs as talismans to ward off evil. Inu-bako boxes were also placed in the birthing room or next to the pillow of infants in upper class households as a talisman, and were also used at weddings.

Size: Maximum length 4.3 x width 5.5 x height 9.7cm
By Kawasaki Waraku
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During the Bunsei era, he was the owner of Tanzakuro, a teahouse in front of Gion Yasaka Shrine.
The foundation of Raku ware was established by Tanzakuya Shichizaemon, and the second generation Shichibei has devoted himself to the study of Raku ware as "Tanzakuya of Raku ware", and has continued to preserve this tradition for over 150 years since then.
During that time, we were honored with orders from the Imperial Court and our products were highly valued by the various Imperial families. In addition, in the early autumn of 1918, Marshal Togo Heihachiro visited our workshop when he visited Kyoto and was given the name "Waraku" in his own handwriting. Since then, we have continued to use the "Waraku" trade name as a manufacturer of Raku ware, which is suitable for the tea ceremony, to this day.

[7th Generation Kawasaki Waraku]
He was born in 1936 as the eldest son of the 6th generation Waraku.
In 1954, he graduated from Kyoto City Hiyoshigaoka High School as a ceramic artist.
In the same year, he entered the Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Training Institute's Molding and Ceramic Painting departments.
After graduating from the same school in 1956, he studied all aspects of Raku ware under his father, Shinzo.
In 1970, he was commissioned by General Heihachiro Togo (1918) to take on the name of the seventh generation of the pottery company "Waraku."
In 1975, he was given the seal of "Shinworaku" by Master Komei, the chief priest of Daitokuji Temple, and has since used the seal.
In 1996, he held his 60th birthday exhibition at Kyoto Daimaru.
In 1998, the company continued to preserve the tradition of Raku ware "Waraku" for over 180 years to the present day.
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Box: Wooden box