Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
Kutani porcelain, Hachiman kiln · pair · 27 cm
Kutani Daikokuten and Ebisu, Hachiman
Porcelain figures of Daikokuten and Ebisu from the Hachiman kiln in Kutani, finished in overglaze enamel and gold. Daikokuten holds his mallet. Ebisu holds his big red sea bream.
$460 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 · a new business · a collector
Leaves Fukuoka within three business days by EMS, with tracking.
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- 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 EMS within three business days, fully insured, with tracking.
Duties, checkout and extras
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- 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
The old chronicles tell of Hiruko, the first child of the two gods who made Japan, and a later tradition says that child became Ebisu. He was born without bones, and his parents, ashamed, set him adrift on the sea in a boat of reeds. Somewhere along the coast, the story goes, he washed ashore and the fishermen who found him took him in. He became the god of fishermen and of honest trade.
Daikokuten came from much further away, from India by way of China, and in Japan he became the god of the kitchen, the rice store and the family's wealth. Ebisu brings fair dealing and a good catch; Daikoku brings plenty. Together they are Japan's best-loved gods of commerce, and in shops and homes they are kept side by side.
The craft
Kutani porcelain from the Hachiman kiln, painted in overglaze enamel with gold detailing, down to the scales of the fish.
Living with it
A shelf in a shop, a kitchen, a home office: anywhere money is earned or meals are made. If you are the one who keeps the family business going, this pair belongs near you. A gift for an opening, a retirement or a new home.
• Kutani porcelain, Hachiman kiln, overglaze enamel • 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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