Japanese Tokoname Ware Ceramic Zodiac Rat Figurine Vtg Nezumi Brown Boxed ST68 Soba The piece is finished with

The piece is finished with a simple lime green tassel

A two-color plate with brown and white glaze

Kanji on the bottom: 福寿 fukuju being happy and living long

Japanese large storage bag

Item weight: 63  grams

Japanese Tokoname Ware Ceramic Zodiac Rat Figurine Vtg Nezumi Brown Boxed ST68 Soba The piece is finished withVtg Japanese Ceramic Zodiac Rat Figurine This is a vintage ceramic Japanese zodiac figurine, often set out before and after the New Year or as a token of a person's birth year and assigned zodiac animal. Zodiac figurines are a lucky charm that protects the family throughout the year. This Tokoname ware figurine represents two rats, or nezumi, with a lucky hammer, or uchidenokoduchi, in a realistic style. It is reddish brown, the classic color of