Shigaraki Raccoon Dog Pottery

Shigaraki ware is a type of stoneware pottery made in the Shigaraki area in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Figures representing the Japanese racoon dog (tanuki) are included as a popular product of Shigaraki ware.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigaraki_ware; https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BF%A1%E6%A5%BD%E7%84%BC

Japanese racoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog

©HOKUTO Etsuo Yamamoto