Japanese Ceramic Ox Figurine Vtg Black Ushi Zodiac Decoration W/ Wood Box PX769 rantai shikki The box opens with a

The box opens with a lift-out sliding panel

Packed weight: 208 grams

Publisher: 中央公論社 Chuokoron-Shinsha

Negoro design

This plate has a blue sometsuke pine tree

Japanese Ceramic Ox Figurine Vtg Black Ushi Zodiac Decoration W/ Wood Box PX769 rantai shikki The box opens with aVtg Japanese Ceramic Ox Zodiac Decoration This is a vintage Japanese ceramic figurine of a sitting ox in a satin black finish. It is signed on the bottom and comes in a wooden box. Ox, or ushi, is one of the twelve signs of Japanese Zodiac (Junishi). There is a sign for each year and a full cycle is repeated after 12 years. It is common to display the year's sign in the entrance or in the living room in Japan. Black (very dark gray) Ceramic 1970 Item