Mid-Century Japanese Shigaraki Pottery Tanuki Sculpture
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0290 |
| Estimate | $600 - $900 |
| Opening bid | $225 |
| Category | Fine Art & Prints |
| Auction | Summer Marketplace | Ancient & Ethnographic |
| Date | August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
East Asia, Japan, ca. mid 20th century CE. A stoneware tanuki figure in the classic Shigaraki tradition - wood-fired with natural ash glaze, flame markings, and coarse clay texture. The tanuki, an
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