Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - White - Large 16 cm / 銀雅堂 招き猫 K7-837 Their distinctive form is captured

Their distinctive form is captured here with subtle layers of enamel

Shigaraki pottery is crafted using the region's distinctive clay

In fleeting moments of sunlight

including the Chrysanthemum Mesh and Stars

Measuring approximately 27 cm in diameter

Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - White - Large 16 cm / 銀雅堂 招き猫 K7-837 Their distinctive form is capturedTakaoka 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