Mallet of Luck with Ebisu and Daikokuten

This Kutani ware home decoration features a design of a colorful lucky mallet called a kozuchi with Ebisu and Daikokuten, two members of the Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods). It is accompanied by a cushion made of gorgeous red and gold brocade. The handle of the kozuchi is adorned with a fringed red Edo braided cord. A kozuchi is a mythical lucky mallet that often appears in Japanese folklore. According to legend, anyone who holds and shakes it will have their wish granted.

Ebisu (on the left side) is the god of commerce and is usually depicted holding a sea bream symbolizing a big catch. Daikokuten (on the right side) is the god of property and typically holds a mallet.

Ebisu and Daikokuten are deities often enshrined together. There are various theories, but one suggests that Daikokuten is the father and Ebisu is the eldest son. In Japan, since ancient times, the left side (right from the viewer's perspective) has been considered the superior position.

The unique and traditional method used to decorate the surface of the mallet is a technique called mori-e, which is similar to slip trailing. Thick paint is squeezed out of an icchin, a dispenser with a fine tip, and carefully painted onto the surface to create patterns. 

Quentin Ware

Kutani-Ware ist eine Keramik, die in der Region Kaga der Präfektur Ishikawa hergestellt wird und auf eine über 350-jährige Geschichte zurückblickt. Sie zeichnet sich durch die intensive Brillanz der fünf Farben Marineblau, Rot, Lila, Grün und Gelb aus. die auf die kühnen und gewagten Linien angewendet werden. Seine lange Geschichte hat sich durch die unermüdlichen Bemühungen und die Begeisterung von Menschen entwickelt, die nach Innovation strebten und gleichzeitig die Tradition bewahrten.