Japanese Studio Pottery Shakutate Tea Ceremony Hishaku & Hibashi StandCeramic Vase Painting This Japanese statue is from

This Japanese statue is from the mid 1900's

All hardware is hand forged iron with Gumpai style handles and detailed lock plates

Hand carved and built in Chinese hardwood wood with details in traditional motifs around all four sides

This is stamped with the "lucky hammer" below the artist signature indicating the 1937 date

Japanese Studio Pottery Shakutate Tea Ceremony Hishaku & Hibashi StandCeramic Vase Painting This Japanese statue is fromJapanese Studio Pottery Shakutate () Tea Ceremony Hishaku & Hibashi Stand Contemporary Japanese studio pottery A hand thrown shakutate (), the traditional vessel used in formal Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu) to hold the hishaku () bamboo water ladle and hibashi () fire tongs during ro (sunken hearth) practice. The classic form features a stable globular base supporting a tall cylindrical neck, providing secure support for the tea utensils while