Kutani Maneki Neko Lucky Cat — Chōhō Kiln Both Paws Up Hanazono 12 cm

Kutani Maneki Neko, Both Paws Up — Chōhō Kiln "Hanazono" (Flower Garden) Lucky Cat 12cm

A hand-painted Kutani-yaki lucky cat figurine by Chōhō Kiln (九谷 長峰; the kanji is also read Nagamine) in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture — the historical heart of Kutani-yaki.

The both-paws-raised form

The familiar one-paw maneki neko comes in two well-known variants: the right paw raised "calls in good fortune (福)" and the left paw raised "calls in customers (商売繁盛)." The both-paws-up version pictured here brings the two together — read in shop culture as inviting both flows at once, a small gesture that suits a new business, a new home, or a desk that could use a little more luck.

The "Hanazono" (Flower Garden) decoration

Around the cat's body, Chōhō Kiln has piped the outlines of a flower garden in raised slip — a Kutani technique called 盛り絵 (mori-e) — and filled them with overglaze enamel:

• Pink rose on the back
• Orange peony / chrysanthemum medallions on the sides
• Yellow daisy and blue chrysanthemum rosette
• Green leaves and white dots scattered across the white porcelain body
• A pale-blue dotted collar with a small gold bell at the throat, tied at the back with a matching blue bow

The base is signed 九谷 長峰 in red brush, with the kiln's raised relief mark — visible in the bottom photo.

Size and use

Compact at W 7 × D 7 × H 12 cm (≈ 2.76 × 2.76 × 4.72 in), the figurine fits an entryway shelf, a tea-table corner, a shop counter, or a desk shelf. Hollow inside (kiln-firing standard) — not a coin bank; there is no money slot.

Details

• Kutani-yaki porcelain maneki neko, both paws raised
• Producer kiln: Chōhō Kiln (九谷 長峰; alt. reading Nagamine), Ishikawa Prefecture
• Pattern: Hanazono (花園 / Flower Garden), raised mori-e slip + overglaze enamel
• Form-class label: 4号 (4-gō, a Japanese catalogue size label — NOT a centimetre measurement)
• Actual size: W 7 × D 7 × H 12 cm (2.76 × 2.76 × 4.72 in)
• Material: Porcelain (陶磁器 / ceramic ware; vitrified white body with gold-leaf bell accent)
• Origin: Japan
• Packaging: Paper presentation box included

Care: As a hand-painted figurine with gold-leaf accents, this piece is for display only — not food-safe, not dishwasher/microwave safe. Dust with a soft dry brush or microfibre cloth. Slight variations in colour depth, brushwork, and floral placement are part of how each piece is decorated by hand.

• Made by Chōhō Kiln / Kutani-yaki in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln.