Guardian Tea Set

Ceramic teapot with 2 cups Hand painted enamel Considered traditional Okinawan folk art This form of pottery originates from the Tsuboya pottery district in Naha, dating back to 1682 Features a Komainu, or lion-dog, a traditional Japanese guardian figure Sold as a set Made in the region of Kyushu, Japan Tsuboya Kiln (Okinawa) Producing jars, plates, bowls, sake bottles and various other types of tableware, old traditions of folk art pottery have been well preserved in the Tsuboya Kiln. The influences of Korea, Kyushu, and Vietnam are visible in Okinawan pottery, but it has distinctive characteristics differing from those of the main Japanese islands.