Japanese Tokoname Ware Ceramic Zodiac Rat Figurine Vtg Nezumi Brown Boxed ST68 Soba Kanji on the bottom: 福寿

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

It is a souvenir item from hiking Mt

This original pastel drawing on cardstock paper features a stone bridge over a river

Japanese large storage bag

The piece is finished with a simple lime green tassel

Japanese Tokoname Ware Ceramic Zodiac Rat Figurine Vtg Nezumi Brown Boxed ST68 Soba Kanji on the bottom: 福寿Vtg 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