New · Made in Japan · For the cat lover
Hamamonyo · cotton · three tenugui and one towel, 34 × 90 cm each
Lucky Cat Gift Set: Four Cotton Cloths by Hamamonyo
Four cotton cloths, all maneki-neko: a beckoning cat under falling maple leaves, a cat holding a coin marked 開運, good luck, and two cats soaking in a hot spring under the red ゆ curtain of a Japanese bathhouse.
$68 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 new home
Leaves Fukuoka within one week by tracked airmail.
The story: Maneki-nekoWatch the 47-second film, or read it →What buyers say · ★★★★★ on Etsy
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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.
- 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 tracked airmail within one week. 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
The maneki-neko is the cat that beckons, the one you see by the till in shops and restaurants all over Japan. A raised paw calls in customers and good fortune. The coin it holds is a koban, an old gold coin, so the wish written on it is a wish for luck that keeps arriving.
The cloths
Three are tenugui, the thin cotton cloth Japan has used for centuries as a towel, a headband or a gift wrap. The fourth is a yukemuri towel, named after the steam that rises off a hot spring: printed cotton on the front, absorbent pile on the back.
Living with it
Wrap a present in one, hang one in the kitchen, keep the onsen towel by the bath. Or give the set as it is, to the person who already owns too many cats and will be delighted to own four more.
The short ends of a tenugui are left raw: a few threads loosen in the first washes, then it stops. Wash in cold water the first time.
• Four cloths, about 34 × 90 cm each • Cotton 100% (the towel has a pile back) • By Hamamonyo • New • 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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