Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Raccoon Dog Statue Vtg Pottery Good Luck Okimono ST86 shokudai 66 cm wide x 38

66 cm wide x 38

Packed weight: 1050 grams

Signature on the bottom 宗風

Design: Monk is sitting by the river in the mountain

7 cm long x 24

Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Raccoon Dog Statue Vtg Pottery Good Luck Okimono ST86 shokudai 66 cm wide x 38Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tanuki Statue This is a vintage ceramic tanuki (raccoon dog) statue. It is hand sculpted and uses a rustic dark brown and beige glaze. Tanuki are a popular symbol of success and good luck, and are often found outside businesses. Like on most statues of this kind, the tanuki is holding a bankbook or ledger in one hand. There is supposed to be a sake bottle in the other hand, but this piece is missing (there is a hole for where