- Title:
- Otsu-e Handmade Round Pot
- Artist, etc:
- Heian Tofukuji
- Date:
- Showa period
- Size:
- W:10.3cm
- Number:
- B-270
This pot was made by hand and is shaped like a teacup. The picture on it is a standing image of Musashibo Benkei (a 12th century warrior monk) carrying a gigantic temple bell. It was painted comically in the Otsu-e painting style, which was a cartoon style developed in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture.