Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
Shigaraki ware · glazed ceramic · 30 cm
Shigaraki Tanuki, Parent and Child
A tanuki family, 30 cm tall: two parents in straw hats and their small one standing between them. The glaze is warm kiln brown, and the base sits flat and steady.
$310 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 · luck and protection · a collector
Leaves Fukuoka within three business days by EMS, with tracking.
Condition report
- Condition
- vintage, unused
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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
- ★ 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
Real tanuki, the raccoon dogs of the Japanese countryside, are unusual among wild animals: a pair usually stays together for life, and the father helps raise the young, bringing food and keeping watch over the den. It suits the figure: a parent-and-child tanuki is said to stand for a household that grows and stays together.
Shigaraki added its own touches. The straw hat is said to keep misfortune off, and the name tanuki sounds like ta-nuki, "getting ahead of others".
The craft
Shigaraki, in the hills of Shiga prefecture, is one of Japan's six ancient kilns, and its tanuki stand by the doors of shops and homes all over the country. This family is glazed ceramic and comes unused.
Living with it
At 30 cm it holds its own at a front door. If your own family is the thing you are proudest of, this is a quiet way to say so. It makes a gift for a wedding, a new baby, or a family moving into a new home.
• Shigaraki ware, glazed ceramic • 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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