Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
Mino-yaki · tanuki tokkuri and ochoko cups · 15 cm
Minoyaki Tanuki Sake Set
A brown Mino-yaki tanuki that is also a sake flask, a little bottle marked 酒 tucked under his arm, with two matching cups. A set in Shōwa retro style, sold as Shiwase Minoyaki.
$140 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 a new business · a new home · a collector
Leaves Fukuoka within three business days by EMS, with tracking.
The story: Shigaraki wareWatch 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. 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
- ★ 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
At Shōjōji, a temple in Kisarazu, the story goes, the priest was kept awake on moonlit nights by drumming in the garden. He looked out and found the tanuki of the hills drumming on their own round bellies, dancing under the trees. Instead of chasing them off, he fetched his own drum and played back. Night after night the priest and the tanuki tried to outplay each other.
Japanese children still sing the song about it: "Shō, shō, Shōjōji." It is the tanuki at his best, a creature who turns up uninvited and makes the evening better.
The craft
Mino-yaki, from the Mino region of Gifu, Japan. Earthy, textured glaze and the classic folk shape of the tanuki, in the cheerful style of the Shōwa years.
Living with it
Warm a little sake, pour two cups, and let the evening run long. You know the friend who always stays for one more. Or perhaps that is you. A gift for anyone who likes their table a little noisy.
• Mino-yaki, Shōwa retro style • 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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