Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
Papier-mâché (hariko) · bamboo basket hat · 9 cm
Edo Inu Hariko Zaru Kaburi Dog
A white papier-mâché dog with red, black and yellow markings, wearing a woven bamboo basket over its head: the zaru-kaburi inu of old Edo.
$90 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.
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
Edo parents loved a good pun, and this little dog is two of them. Put the bamboo radical, ⺮, on top of the character for dog, 犬, and you get something that looks very like 笑, laughter. A dog in a basket is a wish that a child will grow up laughing.
The second pun is practical. A basket lets water run straight through it. In the same way, the story goes, a child with this dog by the bed would not get a blocked nose, which in the days before medicine meant not catching cold.
The craft
Hariko: layers of paper pressed over a mould and painted by hand, finished here with a real woven bamboo basket over the head.
Living with it
A shelf in a child's room, or the quiet corner of a desk. If there is a small person whose laugh you could pick out of a crowd, you already know who this is for. A gift for a new baby, a first birthday, or a friend who needs cheering up.
• Papier-mâché (hariko) and bamboo • White, with red, black and yellow accents • Vintage • 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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