Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate The lid is the tomo-buta

The lid is the tomo-buta type

They are generally made of bamboo and shaped like half a cylinder

and it is a pattern created by attaching leaves directly to the glaze prior to firing

It is made of wood and features hand-painted morning glory blossoms over a black lacquered base

Yoshizo Asami IV Nodate Firefly Chawan #2 large vintage plate The lid is the tomo-buta*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a SMALL nodate size chawan made by Yoshizo Asami IV. It is wheel thrown and decorated with hotaru, or fireflies as they are known in English. A popular pastime during the rainy season is to go hotaru gari, which means hunting for fireflies. Fireflies inhabit small streams and rice fields, and they have appeared in