Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
Shigaraki ware · red glaze · 24.5 cm
Shigaraki Ware Red Oni Tanuki
A Shigaraki tanuki finished in a bold red glaze and given the face and presence of a red oni, the horned ogre of Japanese folklore. He stands 24.5 cm tall.
$290 Free shipping to 32 countries
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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 · luck and protection · 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
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Jessica · United States
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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
Every February, on the night of Setsubun, Japanese families throw roasted beans out of the door and shout "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!" Demons out, good luck in. Someone, usually a father, puts on a red oni mask and gets chased round the house by the children.
But at Kinpusen-ji, a mountain temple in Yoshino, the monks shout something different: "Fuku wa uchi, oni mo uchi!" Good luck in, and the demons in too. They invite the oni inside to reform them, rather than sending them off to bother somebody else.
This figure takes the same view. The tanuki brings fortune and prosperity; the red oni, once he is on your side, keeps illness and disaster away.
The craft
Shigaraki ware, stoneware in a deep red glaze. Shigaraki, in the hills of Shiga prefecture, is one of Japan's six ancient kiln towns, and its tanuki stand by doors all over the country.
Living with it
An entryway, the first thing to greet whoever comes through the door. If you have a soft spot for the troublemaker in every story, he is yours. A gift for someone with a new front door and a sense of humour.
• Shigaraki ware, stoneware, red glaze • 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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