Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Gold / 銀雅堂 招き猫 AS-3 appearing in mythologies across cultures

appearing in mythologies across cultures as symbols of wisdom and protection

Presented in its original kiri-wood tomobako (signed wooden box)

Kōrin's portrayal of these flowers in his folding screens exudes a sense of grace

Now led by the eighth-generation Kato Ryotaro (加藤亮太郎)

Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Gold / 銀雅堂 招き猫 AS-3 appearing in mythologies across culturesTakaoka 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