Hayatospeed Inviting hello kitty red feng shui traditional craftsman toko kakinuma kimekomi doll made in japan

This is a [hello kitty] beckoning cat made by traditional craftsman toko kakinuma.

through meticulous work, every detail has been carefully crafted.

each kimonos pattern is slightly different.

please enjoy the individuality of each doll.

[maneki neko] since ancient times, many japanese people have loved the cat as an auspicious ornament that brings good luck, good fortune, and prosperity in business.

it is said that a cat with its right hand raised brings good fortune, and a cat with its left hand raised attracts people (customers).

in feng shui, each color has a different meaning; gold means luck with money, white means good luck, black means warding off evil or illness, and red means love.

[traditional craftsman toko kakinuma] i am a traditional craftsman who was born in arakawa ward, tokyo in 1945.

since studying under his father, kakinuma toko i, in 1971, he has devoted himself to making edo kimekomi dolls.

we are building a new toko brand by learning unique techniques such as mother-of-pearl inlays and painted double-layered kimekomi dolls, and striving to improve our techniques.

always keeping an eye on the current times and creating innovative works.

[kimekomi] it is so called because thin grooves are carved into the folds of costumes and the boundaries between pieces of cloth, and the cloth is then ``kimekomi into these grooves.

the origin of kimekomi dolls is the kimekomi dolls, which were created in kyoto during the genbun era (1736-41) about 270 years ago, and the doll-making techniques were transmitted to edo, where edo kimekomi dolls were born.

size: width 70mm x depth 60mm x height 120mm.

material: rayon, urethane resin.

production: made in japan.