Japanese cat and kitten figures, hand made using the "Hariko" technique.
In this adorable pair, the cat has a real bell around its neck and they're both seated on a red carpet.
Cat
height: 6.5cm
width: 9cm
depth: 6cm
Kitten
height: 4cm
width: 4.5cm
depth: 3cm
Paper-mache.
Hand made in Japan.
See our full range of both contemporary and vintage Japanese Hariko figures.
In Japanese, "Hariko" means paper craft. It is said that this papier-mache technique came down from China in around the Muromachi period. It spread around Japan and has been used for such as folk toys.