New · Made in Ishikawa, Japan · For an exam or a fresh start
Kutani porcelain · green glaze with sakura · 11 cm · paper box
Kutani Praying Cat, Green with Cherry Blossoms
A small cat with its paws pressed together, in a coat of deep green glaze painted with red cherry blossoms.
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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
Colour: Green with Cherry Blossoms · For an exam or a fresh start
A gift for luck and protection
Leaves Fukuoka within one week by EMS, with tracking.
The story: Maneki-nekoWatch the 47-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
Most lucky cats wave. This one has put its paws together, the way people do at a shrine before they ask for something. It is called oinori-neko, the praying cat, and it is a cat for the long stretch before the answer comes.
The meaning
Green is said to stand for study, growth and good health. That makes it a cat for a student with an exam date circled on the calendar, or for anyone starting over: a new course at fifty, a first semester abroad, a career change. Give it to the person who is working hard and cannot yet see the result.
The craft
Kutani porcelain from Ishikawa is known for bold colours painted over the glaze, called overglaze. Here the green covers the whole body, and the cherry blossoms are brushed on top of it, one petal at a time, then fired again. Because every blossom is painted by hand, no two cats carry the same branch. Some have a flower on the ear, some on the shoulder. Yours will be close to the photos, never an exact twin. Made in Japan.
Living with it
About 11 cm tall, it sits easily on a desk beside a lamp and a stack of notes. If you have ever studied late and wondered whether it would count for anything, you know who this one is for.
How it comes
In a paper box, wrapped carefully and sent from Fukuoka. If you know a student, tell them about it.
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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