JAPANESE ANTIQUE VINTAGE CERAMIC FUKUSUKE DOLL STATUE 福助 LUCKY CAT JAPAN COOL

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UP FOR BID IS A
VINTAGE PRE-OWNED
ANTIQUE
JAPANESE CERAMIC FUKUSUKE DOLL STATUE
VERY SIMILAR TO JAPANESE MANEKI NEKO,
OR LUCKY CATS, AND USED IN A SIMILAR WAY.
PER WIKIPEDIA: "FUKUSUKE (
福助
) ARE TRADITIONAL DOLLS ASSOCIATED WITH GOOD LUCK IN JAPAN. A FUKUSUKE DOLL IS THE DEPICTION OF A MAN KNEELING SEIZA STYLE, WITH A LARGE HEAD AND A TOP KNOT. IT WAS ORIGINALLY A DOLL ENSHRINED IN TEA HOUSES OR BROTHELS IN THE EDO PERIOD TO BRING GOOD LUCK. IN THOSE DAYS, IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT FUKUSUKE WOULD BRING "PERENNIAL YOUTH,WEALTH AND HONOR.""  FUKUSUKE IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A"COMIC DWARF".
DOLL MEASURES ABOUT 8” TALL.
ITEM IS USED IN FAIR CONDITION WITH AGE, SEE PHOTOS.
SOME WEAR TO PAINTED DESIGN, ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF HEAD.
NO RETURNS OR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT
MY OTHER VINTAGE AUCTION ITEMS!
SHIPPED WITH USPS PRIORITY MAIL