Japanese traditional figure of a rabbit - handmade using the hariko technique.

Rabbits are the fourth animal in the twelve-year Chinese/Japanese zodiac and are a popular symbol of luck, intelligence and forward progress (which is because rabbits only move ahead, so they are regarded as symbols of advancement and prosperity).

This figure comes packaged in a cardboard box.

dimensions
height: 10cm
width: 10cm
depth: 9cm
weight: 40g

Hariko (papier-mâché) figure.
Handmade in Japan.

See our full range of contemporary and vintage Japanese hariko figures.

In Japanese, hariko means paper craft. It is said that this papier-mâché technique came down from China in around the Muromachi period. It spread around Japan and is commonly used for folk toys and figurines.