TANUKI DUO

Though this pair of Shigaraki tanuki kogo look in disarray, both are in perfect condition despite the fact that I have seen them "banging" around for some time now. After watching this tanuki duo for a while I finally decided to act and add these to the growing number of Furutani Michio tanuki that we have, five in total now. I know to some these may seem trivial and incidental but each one was hand molded, carved and detailed by one of the true masters of 20th Century Iga and Shigaraki and rather than see them end up damaged along the way I figured they would be at home with the others that we previously collected. In the case of these two, both are well modeled and well fired with a nice coat of ash and a wet surface around the pieces. Each is well seated with its base and has just the right amount of space for temporary storage of incense as its intended use though you could always use them to hide a chocolate truffle or two if you are so inclined.