Australia-Japan Friendship Perpetual Trophy

Ceramic on a wooden base. A gold plate has been incorporated into the design to allow for engraving of winners' names. Not only are the ceramic manufacturing processes a mix of both Australian and Japanese technology and tradition, the design incorporates the peaked snow-covered mountains of Japan and the colours of the Australian desert. The maker, Paul Davis, was head of Sturt Pottery in Mittagong. He spent several years working in Japan. In 1997 he was awarded the professional name Yuho by the Saka Hereditary Studio of Hagi-Yaki Pottery. He was accepted into the 12th generation of the hereditary ceramic tradition studio established in 1402. His specialty is stoneware pots which contain Japanese and Australian ceramic trends in a unique and commanding way.