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Platinum Designer's Neko

by 今井だるま店NAYA

$320.00
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A pair of Imai Daruma Naya Platinum Designer Neko cat Japanese manekineko papier-mache dolls — one gold and one silver — both raising their right paws to beckon good luck. The gold features black patches and whiskers, the silver has white patches and whiskers.
A pair of Imai Daruma Naya Platinum Designer Neko cat Japanese manekineko papier-mache dolls — one gold and one silver — both raising their right paws to beckon good luck. The gold features black patches and whiskers, the silver has white patches and whiskers.
A gold Imai Daruma Naya Platinum Designer Neko cat Japanese manekineko papier-mache doll, featuring white patches and whiskers and raising its right paw to beckon good luck.
A bsilver Imai Daruma Naya Platinum Designer Neko cat Japanese manekineko papier-mache doll, featuring white patches and whiskers and raising its right paw to beckon good luck.
A gold Imai Daruma Naya Platinum Designer Neko cat Japanese manekineko papier-mache doll standing with similar white, silver and black versions, featuring white patches and whiskers and raising its right paw to beckon good luck.

The Platinum Designer’s Neko brings together Imai Daruma NAYA’s artisanal skills with one of Japan’s cutest traditional symbols — the lucky manekineko cat — in gleaming gold and silver. A combination of traditional Japanese culture and contemporary design, these lucky dolls are objets d’art to inspire and encourage.

A contemporary artwork, the Designer’s Neko raises its paw to beckon good fortune and joy into the home. The curious design of mathematical symbols on its chest, “+ – = – +,” form the kanji character 幸, meaning “happiness” — a reminder that the negative aspects of life will always be balanced out by the positive. Across the Designer’s Neko’s side is written “Shiawase to wa kizuku koto” — "happiness is a gift" — an allusion to the Zen proverb “Every day is a good day.”

Designer’s Neko are handmade and painted. Each one is a unique piece of art conceived by Designer 2104, a product designer renowned for revitalizing traditional and cultural objects in Japan with new and innovative concepts.

These Platinum versions are available in size #2 at 14.5 cm tall. Check out the Designer's Neko Black and Neko White to see monochrome versions of this lucky cat companion. 

Material: recycled paper, clay soil, paint
Size by height: #2 14.5 cm
Package dimensions: #2 - 15 x 15 x 15 cm
Made in Japan