Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Statue Abundance & Prosperity 15"H Ainu Overall length: 17 1/4"

Overall length: 17 1/4"

Rayskin (samegawa) grip bound with twisted wire ribs

Hotei’s open smile and red-accented lips

1 3/4” Diameter 2 1/2” high

The kiri (paulownia) wood handle may be original and shows the decades of wear and beetle damage - lots of character

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Statue Abundance & Prosperity 15"H Ainu Overall length: 17 1/4"This is a vintage Japanese ceramic statue of a lucky Tanuki usually found at the entrance of businesses. The tanuki is a native animal to Japan resembling in some ways a raccoon and often called a "raccoon dog". Height = 15" Width = 13" Depth = 10" Weight = 12lbs 13oz