{"product_id":"setoinu-guardian-dogs-copy","title":"Setoinu — Large Guardian Dog (Komainu)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA larger-scale komainu — Japan's guardian lion-dogs, traditionally placed at shrine and temple gates to ward off evil and protect sacred ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModeled on a tradition that traces back to Japan's oldest surviving ceramic komainu, a National Important Cultural Property attributed to Seto's own founding potter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenuinely made in Japan, hand-cast and hand-painted in Seto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft unglazed after firing, then hand-painted in matte pigment, so no two figures look quite the same\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA larger, standalone statement piece rather than part of the small matched pair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKomainu are the fierce guardian dog-lion statues traditionally placed at the entrances to Japanese shrines and temples. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis larger figure carries a striking pedigree: Japan's oldest known ceramic komainu, designated a National Important Cultural Property, is housed at Toyohiko Shrine within Fukawa Shrine — a shrine founded in the year 771. That ancient piece is traditionally attributed to Kato Shirozaemon Kagemasa, the legendary potter credited with founding Seto ware itself in the 13th century. In other words, ceramic komainu and Seto pottery share the same root — this workshop's version is a direct continuation of that twelve-hundred-year-old craft, not a modern reinterpretation of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeto has served as a major Japanese pottery centre since the Heian period and was historically the sole domestic producer of glazed ceramics — making \"setomono\" the standard Japanese term for pottery. Since the late 1800s, Seto's artisans have applied their expertise to ceramic dolls and figures using traditional methods: plaster mould casting, firing, and freehand hand-painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Ceramic, unglazed bisque body with hand-painted matte pigment finish\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: H14 × W6.9 × D9.3 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: Seto, Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCare note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The paint is applied after firing rather than glazed in, so keep this piece dry and handle it gently — this piece is fragile, per the source listing's own warning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in Seto, Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"www.Japan-Best.net","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63427150676298,"sku":"6913.90","price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/4296\/0806\/files\/Setoinuyellow0.jpg?v=1788609652","url":"https:\/\/www.japan-best.net\/fr\/products\/setoinu-guardian-dogs-copy","provider":"www.Japan-Best.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}