New · Made in Ishikawa, Japan
Kutani porcelain · overglaze enamel · set of two · 7 cm
Kutani Daruma Maneki-neko, Pair
Two small Kutani porcelain cats, each 7 cm tall, each made in the round shape of a daruma. One lifts its right paw. The other lifts its left.
$129 Free shipping to 32 countries
Order by December 8 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 new home
Leaves Fukuoka within one week by EMS, with tracking.
The story: Kutani wareWatch the 64-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. Kutani ware, from Ishikawa prefecture.
- New, never used. Checked and packed by hand 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 EMS within one week, fully insured, with tracking.
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
On election night in Japan, the television cameras wait in the campaign office for one moment. When the result comes in, the winning candidate picks up a thick brush and paints the second eye onto a big red daruma. The first eye was painted months before, on the day the campaign began. Losers' daruma go home with one eye.
That is the daruma: you start with half, and you earn the rest. The beckoning cat calls luck in. A right paw is said to invite money and good fortune, a left paw people and customers. So this pair holds both halves of a good year: the effort, and the luck to meet it.
The craft
Kutani ware, porcelain from Ishikawa, decorated with overglaze enamel. The pair is new and has never been used.
Living with it
Small enough for a desk, a till or a windowsill, and a pair means one can go to someone else. If you have a partner in some long effort, a business, a marriage, a degree, you know who has the other cat. A gift for a couple, two friends, or anyone starting out.
• Kutani porcelain, overglaze enamel • 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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