Japanese Antique Stone Stealth Cat 19th Century Hand Carved Garden Favorite
$1,550.00
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From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels
Japan a fine larger scale and hand carved stealthy stone cat- an unusual pose.
It dates to the late Meiji period (1868-1911).
Dimensions: 10.5 inches long and 4.5 inches tall.
This comes from a Kyoto area garden collection.
Excellent detail.
A rare work of art that is challenging to find in Japan today as these larger scale signed works in stone are sought after by Japanese collectors worldwide. They seldom come to market.
Hand carved.
Only one.
History:
The cat is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In Modern Times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. Stone examples are few and far between. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed in—often at the entrance of—shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. The maneki-neko is sometimes also called the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat, beckoning cat, or fortune cat in English. (Thank you to wikipedia).
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee.
We are members of the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) specializing for ten years now in old and authentic Japanese stone garden ornaments.
We have been dealing in authentic Japanese, Chinese, European, and Asian Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to Japan, Europe and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We ship internationally.
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