New · Made in Ishikawa, Japan · For an anniversary
Kutani porcelain · pink with raised enamel flowers (momo-mori) · 11 cm · paper box
Kutani Praying Cat, Pink with Raised Flowers
A small cat with its paws pressed together, in soft pink with flowers in red, blue and gold.
$199 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
Colour: Pink with Raised Flowers · For an anniversary
A gift for a wedding
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: oinori-neko, the praying cat. In pink, the thing it asks for is usually closer to the heart.
The meaning
Pink is traditionally the colour of romance. A pink maneki-neko is said to bring affection and strengthen the bond between two people. It is the cat for an anniversary, for the first Valentine's Day, for a long marriage that deserves a small thank you. It also suits a friend who is hoping, quietly, to meet someone.
The craft
This finish is called momo-mori: momo means peach, pink in this case, and mori means raised. The enamel is applied in layers, so the red, blue and gold flowers rise from the surface. Run a finger over one and you feel the petal before you see it. Every flower is built up by hand, one layer at a time, so the height and the spacing differ a little from cat to cat. Yours will be close to the photos, never an exact copy. Made in Ishikawa, in the Kutani tradition.
Living with it
About 11 cm tall, it belongs on a nightstand or a dresser, near where two people start and end their day.
How it comes
In a paper box, wrapped carefully and sent from Fukuoka. If someone comes to mind, you might pass the story on to them.
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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