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This cheerful Arita ware plate portrays a "お福さん" face; a jolly looking face based on "Fukusuke dolls", which are traditional Chinese dolls that are believed to bring good luck in Japan. The cute...

Kannon (観音) is the goddess of compassion and mercy, and a very popular "Bodhisattva" in Japan, with many temples and enshrined statues attributed to her. There are a number of tales and miracles with...

This cheerful Arita ware plate portrays a "お福さん" face; a jolly looking face based on "Fukusuke dolls", which are traditional Chinese dolls that are believed to bring good luck in Japan. The cute...

Kinshodo specializes in Arita ware. Arita ware is a Japanese style of porcelain crafts that originated in the Southern Saga perfection of Japan. Near the end of the 16th century, porcelain clay was...

阿修羅 - "ASURA" It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most popular Buddha statue in Japan, and the design is based on the Kofukuji / Ashura statue. Ashura is a god of battle with three faces and...

It is a design of a Chinese lion with peony flowers. The stamp on the background is ‘There is no superiority or inferiority in the color of spring, and the branches that bloom flowers are long...

増長天 -Zouchouten, or Virudhaka, is one of the four heavenly kings and the guardian of the Southern direction. In Japanese portrayals, he often has a fierce expression, in armor and holding a spear. On...

Japan has a rich culture of casting crafts. Yamagata (North of Japan) casting is now recognized as one of the best in Japan. Whereas other type of castings are characterized as hard and masculine,...

In Japanese " Yojijukugo" are four- character compound words that together make a term, phrase, idiom or expression. Many of these are integrated in daily life, but other with an origin of Buddhist...