Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Statue Abundance & Prosperity 12"H Haribako It measures about 3" (7

It measures about 3" (7

Please enjoy the enlarged pictures to get a full appreciation of the fine keyaki wood and its century old original patina

This is an antique Japanese four level round lidded food box known as a Jubako made of ceramic in the Meiji Era (1868-1912)

It has a stenciled and hand painted design and artist signature

It has ornately figured legs to raise it above the tatami floor where it was used as a small individual table (It is made of cryptomeria wood with over 20 coats of Japanese red and black lacquer

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Statue Abundance & Prosperity 12"H Haribako It measures about 3" (7This 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 = 12" (30. 5cm) Diameter = 7" (18cm) Weight = 6lbs 9oz