I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year for
the year of the dog, 2018. 2017 has been a rather interesting year reminding me
of the apocraphal addage; "may you live in interesting times". I hope
that 2018 is a better and more productive year and that some of last years issues
disappear with the old calander pages now checked off.
The picture is of an interesting reunion of sorts,
the Kojima Kenji guinomi was bought by us back in 2006 and used on my blog previously.
As a Christmas gift, I received this Iga tokkuri by Kojima as well, also made in
2006, both from the same exact time as shown on the biographies in each box and
quite possibly the very same firing. A wonderful, bidoro pair and quite the
pleasurable reunion.
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