[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl Monkey] Carved Mishima Takatori glaze Three monkeys Ring-shaped mouth Made by Hara Shiro

Size: Approx. diameter 11.8 x height 7.7 cm
Notes: Wankaguchi ((see, hear, say: with letters)
Artist: Shiro Hara (Takatori Toyosen Kiln)

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[Three Wise Monkeys] The teachings of the Tendai sect, translated from Chinese, contain the words "Do not see, do not hear, do not speak," and the Analects also contains the words "Do not see without rudeness, do not hear without rudeness, do not speak without rudeness, do not act without rudeness."
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[Hara Shiro] Takatori Toyosen Kiln
His father, Toyo, was recognized as a holder of Fukuoka City's intangible cultural property in 1977.

[Takatori ware Toyoizumi kiln]
In 1949, he moved his kiln from Takatori-cho to its current location in Iikura, Harara-ku. Since then, he has devoted himself to his studies, and his skills have been recognized, leading to him being designated as a holder of Fukuoka City's Intangible Cultural Property in 1977.
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Box: Wooden box