Vintage Japanese Glazed Ceramic Fat Cat

Japanese Vintage｜Large Ceramic Lucky Cat Figure・Kiln-Transformed Flowing Glaze・Plump Cat Form

This is a Japanese vintage ceramic cat figure that makes you look twice at first glance. Unlike the common maneki-neko with a raised paw, here the star is a round, plump and very auspicious-looking cat, its body simplified almost into a full, generous sphere, leaving only small ears, whiskers, four limbs and a tail curling around the front—rich in Japanese mingei charm. The truly beautiful part is the kiln-transformed flowing glaze on the surface. Olive green, gray-green and brown blend together, the glaze running naturally downward to form irregular textures like rock and moss, giving this seemingly cute plump cat an added quality of studio ceramic art.