◎【Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl】 Colored tea bowl Ukai by Maeda Zuiun

●Cormorant fishing is a fishing method in which cormorants (Japanese cormorants or great cormorants) are skillfully used to catch sweetfish and other fish in rivers.
It has been practiced in Japan since ancient times and has continued under the protection of the Imperial Court and the Shogunate. It is practiced in various places, such as the Chikugo River basin, but it originated from Nagara River cormorant fishing.
Cormorant fishing is said to have been practiced in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) since around the 7th century.
The Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture is the most famous tourist destination.
From May to October, bonfires are lit on the side of the boat to lure the sweetfish, which are then caught by the cormorants, who then use a hemp rope called a "neck tie" to prevent the fish from being swallowed and to pull them in and have them spit them out.
Each fisherman is limited to handling up to 12 cormorants at a time, and they are stylized for viewing by nobles.
Furthermore, there are a variety of techniques depending on whether or not cormorant boats are used, whether or not hand ropes are used, and whether fishing is done during the day or at night.
Similar fishing methods remain in various parts of mainland China, although the purpose is more practical than simply catching fish.

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Size: Approx. diameter 12.2 x height 7.1 cm
Artist: Maeda Zuiun (Andoku Studio)
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[(Real name: Yasunori)]
1959 Ceramic Art Department: Born in Kyoto as the second son of Masanori Maeda
Teaching pottery to my master, Masanori He also received instruction in sculpture from sculptor and Kyoto City University of Arts Professor Emeritus, Kakuji Yamamoto.
In 1995, he became independent from Goun Maeda and opened the Andoku Workshop in Nishinoyama, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City.
Affiliation: Kyoto Ceramic Association
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Box: Paper box