Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Red - Large 16 cm / 銀雅堂 招き猫 ging-079-NGR The clay body has a

The clay body has a warm

meticulously handcrafted

is a delicately framed porcelain artwork by celebrated Kutani ware artist 中村陶志人/Nakamura Toshito

and craftsmanship

The intricate design captures the essence of nature

Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Red - Large 16 cm / 銀雅堂 招き猫 ging-079-NGR The clay body has aTakaoka 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