Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Statue Abundance & Prosperity 15"H Ainu The kiri (paulownia) wood handle

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

A single white kamon (家紋

Bizen (modern Okayama)

several shikoro lames with bends and chips• Kusari intact overall with stable oxidation

Rayskin (samegawa) grip bound with twisted wire ribs

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Statue Abundance & Prosperity 15"H Ainu The kiri (paulownia) wood handleThis 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