Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Gold / 銀雅堂 招き猫 K8-1469 first arrived in Japan during

first arrived in Japan during the Nara period (710-794)

■ Height: 13 cm

This unique naming also nods to the old Japanese reading of "珍" as "ho

In the mountain town of Kasama

Celebrating the arrival of autumn and the pristine landscapes that accompany it

Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Gold / 銀雅堂 招き猫 K8-1469 first arrived in Japan duringTakaoka 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