Until 9 13 Special Price Shibahara Doll Fourth Generation Chiba Soji 1992 Made Cat Two-Piece Set Limited Stock

Antique, hard-to-find rare item. For collectors of lucky cats, please act quickly! Limited price reduction available. (Shipping included price 25,700 yen →) Chiba Prefecture Intangible Cultural Asset Designation, Shibahara Doll, Cat "Fourth Generation Chiba Soji, Shibahara Doll Cat Pair" ◉ Authentic Shibahara Doll with bells inside Engraved on the back with Fourth Generation Shibahara Doll 《Inheriting the tradition of Asakusa's Imado Dolls ◉ Shibahara Dolls》 Founded in Meiji 5 by Tanaka Kinzō In Taisho 5, passed on to the third generation Kenji, who became independent. Designated as an Intangible Cultural Asset of Chiba Prefecture in Showa 30. In Showa 46, with the death of Kenji, the Tanaka family's Shibahara Dolls became extinct. Later, with the consent of the Tanaka family, Chiba Soji, who was a Shibahara Doll craftsman at the time, became the fourth kiln owner, continuing to the present. In the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the cat molds of the Chiba family were also broken, and many years have passed without restoration. Currently attempting to restore the molds. This cat was made by Fourth Generation Chiba Soji in 1992, long before the earthquake. ☆ Size ・Height approximately 6 cm ・Width approximately 4 cm ・Depth approximately 3.5 cm ・Reference price for vintage items 14,300 yen (13,000 + tax) + separate shipping Limited price reduction for the pair at 28,600 yen If purchasing one, please 12,500 yen. ★ This piece was made by Fourth Generation Chiba Soji about 34 years ago. It is one of four cats received from the fourth generation out of seven in 1 992. I have kept it safely on a glass shelf with other lucky cats, but as I age, I worry about keeping it stored like this. I would like to pass it on to someone who will cherish it. ・I have kept it in a glass shelf, unused. However, since it is an antique, I have marked it as "close to unused." ・Due to the author's hand-painted nature, please judge from the images regarding color variations and fading from long-term storage. No dedicated box