Terrier dog figurine on hexagon base, sitting puppy [probably a trinket lid] by Takahashi, hand painted crackled glaze stoneware, 1970s-1980s. Takahashi Trading Corporation, San Francisco, illegible mark on the bottom.

The dog is 6" x 5" x 5" [c.15.2cm x 12.8cm x 12.8cm]; very good condition.

Takahashi is one of the oldest ceramic artists families in Japan. The Takahashi Rakusai kiln was started by Takahashi Tozaemon, who was regarded as one of the master tea ceramics makers in the late Tokugawa Shogunate era (1853-1868).

Takahashi Trading Corporation, San Francisco, was founded after WWII by Henri Hiroyuki Takahashi (1914-2002) and Tomoye Takahashi (1915-2016). Both were prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists, through whose efforts Japanese culture, history, and art were supported and showcased to a broad audience.

Born on Stanyan Street in San Francisco of Japanese parents, Tomoye Takahashi earned her bachelor’s degree in decorative arts from UC Berkeley. Henri Takahashi was born in Japan, and immigrated to Hawai‘i with his parents in 1918 and then moved to Oakland in 1930. He later enrolled at Pamona College and became a journalist. Tomoye and Henri married shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor precipitated their removal to desolate internment camps (Topaz War Relocation Center), along with 120,000 others of Japanese descent. After the war, the Takahashis returned to San Francisco and opened a store called Takahashi Trading Company, importing traditional items, like folk pottery, lacquerware, and musical instruments from Japan.

In 1985 the Takahashis established the Henri and Tomoye Charitable Foundation, helping support the Asian Art Museum, the Japanese American Cultural Center of Northern California, documentary films on Japanese-American history, and other efforts.

Rates vary per zone / country - estimates only [not incl. zone 9 & 10], we will adjust shipping costs with the invoice.

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ------ $30.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-7 weeks) ----- $56.50
World: Priority (c.2-10 weeks) ----- $93.50