Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
Papier-mâché (hariko) · Asakusa Sukeroku · 10 cm
Asakusa Sukeroku Hariko Dog
A small papier-mâché dog in the Edo style, 10 cm tall, from Sukeroku in Asakusa.
$95 Free shipping to 32 countries
Order by November 20 to make sure it arrives before Christmas.
We ship to mainland China: free, tracked. Import duties, if any, are paid on delivery. Where we ship
A gift for luck and protection · a collector · a new baby
Leaves Fukuoka within three business days by tracked airmail.
Condition report
- Condition
- vintage, unused, kept in storage
Want a closer look at a mark or an edge? Ask for more photographs.
The story: Inu-harikoWatch the 46-second film, or read it →What buyers say · ★★★★★ on Etsy
“Received updates regarding the item I purchased and when it arrived could tell that it was packed with care; my fragile ceramic bunny arrived in perfect condition! A wonderful purchase and I would buy from this shop again”
Jessica · United States
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“Item was as described and in photos shown. Excellent quality. Seller very knowledgable and took the time to explain everything”
Tiang N. · Australia
- Made in Japan. Made in Japan, found in Japan, and sent to you from Fukuoka.
- One of one. This exact piece, photographed in our studio in Fukuoka.
- Returns within 14 days of delivery. Not right? Send it back as it came and we refund the full price, return postage included.
- Packed safely, sent by tracked airmail within three business days. Order $100 or more and it flies EMS express.
Duties, checkout and extras
- ★ 5.0 on Etsy · Star Seller. Read the reviews ↗
- Import tax. It depends on your country; if any is due, it is collected on delivery.
- US import duties. Already included in the price: nothing to pay at your door.
- Secure checkout by Stripe — cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay. No account needed.
- Two pieces, one parcel. Each extra piece in the same order is $15 off at checkout.
- Orders of $200 or more travel with a gift to keep: Japanese chopsticks with a rest in a paulownia box, or a Nara kaya-cloth handkerchief.
The story
In the late Edo period the shogun's government, worried about extravagance, passed laws against luxury. Fine silk, big festivals and elaborate toys all came under suspicion. The toymakers of Edo found a way round it. If big toys were a problem, they would make small ones, tiny and exact, the kind you could hold in a closed hand. The style came to be called Edo shumi gangu, toys for Edo tastes, and it outlived the laws by nearly two centuries.
Sukeroku, a tiny shop on Nakamise, the lane that leads to Sensō-ji in Asakusa, is one of the best-known names for these toys.
The craft
Hariko: layers of paper pressed over a mould and painted by hand, so every one is a little different. The dog, inu, is one of Japan's oldest folk-toy subjects, a charm for protection and for children's health.
Living with it
A bookshelf, a low side table, a windowsill where its profile catches the light. Something this small asks you to come close. If you collect small things that make you smile, it will fit right in. A gift for a new baby, or for anyone who loves dogs.
• Papier-mâché (hariko), hand-painted • Made in Japan
How it travels
Packed safely, insured in full
Every piece is packed by hand in Fukuoka inside a sturdy 3 mm corrugated carton, cushioned all round with air pillows so it cannot move. It travels with tracking all the way to your door: by EMS, insured for its full value, on orders of $100 or more, and by tracked airmail below that.
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