Japanese Kasama Studio Pottery
Black Maneki Neko Lucky Cat by
Toru Osaki 大崎透

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Type: Statue Sculpture (Okimono)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Toru Osaki 大崎透 (1940-), Pottery Studio "Ceramic Zoo" 陶房 〈陶の動物園〉, Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Unsigned. Maker's mark on base
陶房 〈陶の動物園〉 大崎透 〒309-1613 茨城県笠間市石井1473 TEL 0296-72-7977 1940年 横浜生まれ 東京都国分寺に育つ 1993年 旅行会社を退職 愛知県立窯業高等技術専門校に入校 1994年 瀬戸市内の製陶所に働く 1995年 瀬戸市で「 小さな動物園」展 茨城県笠間市に開窯。陶の動物を専門に作成。現在に至る
Pottery studio "Ceramic Zoo" Toru Osaki 1473 Ishii, Kasama, Ibaraki 309-1613 TEL 0296-72-7977 Born in Yokohama in 1940, raised in Kokubunji, Tokyo 1993 Retired from a travel agency Enrolled in Aichi Prefectural Ceramics Technical College 1994 Worked at a pottery factory in Seto 1995 "Small Zoo" exhibition in Seto Opened a kiln in Kasama, Ibaraki. Specializes in creating ceramic animals. Continues to the present
Size: 3 1/8" tall (7.9375 cm)
Weight: 2.9 oz (85 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: HISA-Toukoubou ceramics store, Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, 19 APR 2024
Condition: Item is new in good condition, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Black ceramic Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat, or Lucky Cat). They included a note reading 右手、金運、幸福 (Right hand, fortune, happiness), meaning the right paw being up means it's beckoning for fortune and happiness.
Location:
Japanese Kasama Studio Pottery Black Maneki Neko Lucky Cat by Toru Osaki 大崎透
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Type: Statue Sculpture (Okimono)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Toru Osaki 大崎透 (1940-), Pottery Studio "Ceramic Zoo" 陶房 〈陶の動物園〉, Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Unsigned. Maker's mark on base
陶房 〈陶の動物園〉 大崎透 〒309-1613 茨城県笠間市石井1473 TEL 0296-72-7977 1940年 横浜生まれ 東京都国分寺に育つ 1993年 旅行会社を退職 愛知県立窯業高等技術専門校に入校 1994年 瀬戸市内の製陶所に働く 1995年 瀬戸市で「 小さな動物園」展 茨城県笠間市に開窯。陶の動物を専門に作成。現在に至る
Pottery studio "Ceramic Zoo" Toru Osaki 1473 Ishii, Kasama, Ibaraki 309-1613 TEL 0296-72-7977 Born in Yokohama in 1940, raised in Kokubunji, Tokyo 1993 Retired from a travel agency Enrolled in Aichi Prefectural Ceramics Technical College 1994 Worked at a pottery factory in Seto 1995 "Small Zoo" exhibition in Seto Opened a kiln in Kasama, Ibaraki. Specializes in creating ceramic animals. Continues to the present
Size: 3 1/8" tall (7.9375 cm)
Weight: 2.9 oz (85 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: HISA-Toukoubou ceramics store, Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, 19 APR 2024
Condition: Item is new in good condition, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Black ceramic Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat, or Lucky Cat). They included a note reading 右手、金運、幸福 (Right hand, fortune, happiness), meaning the right paw being up means it's beckoning for fortune and happiness.
Location:
Japanese Kasama Studio Pottery Black Maneki Neko Lucky Cat by Toru Osaki 大崎透