Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Black - Large 16 cm / 銀雅堂 招き猫 usk-31 In Japanese mythology

In Japanese mythology

Just thoughtful craft that rests gently and unobtrusively in the home — a small

inheriting the art and spirit developed in this area

The current master

■ Size: 8 cm diameter (mouth) x 19 cm height

Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Black - Large 16 cm / 銀雅堂 招き猫 usk-31 In Japanese mythologyTakaoka is Japans metal city. For over four hundred years, its foundries have cast everything from temple bells to tea ceremony vessels, and the citys craftspeople have built a quiet, unshakeable reputation for knowing what metal can do. NAGAE has been part of that story since 1954 not as a museum piece, but as a working manufacturer that continues to carry the material forward. What makes NAGAE especially compelling is the way this long metalworking