{"product_id":"cast-iron-otafuku-okimono-hidden-base-relief-signed-box","title":"Cast Iron Otafuku Okimono with Hidden Base Relief, Seated Goddess of Good Fortune, Signed Wooden Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA weighty cast iron Otafuku, seated and beaming, who keeps a private joke beneath her base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtafuku, also called Okame, is the round-cheeked, smiling woman of Japanese folk belief: a bringer of good fortune, merriment and plenty, whose face appears on festival masks and New Year charms. Here she kneels in a hooded robe, a folding fan held to her chest and her other hand raised in welcome, the inscription on her box naming her as a figure that invites good fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn her over and the joke is revealed. The base is cast with a frank anatomical relief, the hidden-picture humour of warai, laughter, that runs through shunga and the erotic charms once kept for fertility and luck. It is a thoroughly earthy piece, and a thoroughly Japanese one: blessing and bawdiness sharing a single figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe iron carries a gold-toned patina deepening to bronze in the folds. The fitted wooden box is inscribed in brush with her name on one side and a comic verse playing on the shapes of two kana letters on the other, signed Fuji no Haha with a red seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Otafuku (Okame), goddess of good fortune\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Okimono, display figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cast iron with a gold-toned patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHidden feature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erotic relief cast on the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 23 cm (9.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 19 x 19 cm (7.5 x 7.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 4.78 kg (10.5 lb)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fitted wooden box, inscribed and signed Fuji no Haha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribed as free of damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural variation in the patina; box retained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as a cast iron okimono with its inscribed box; the signature on the box is given as read and the figure is undated. Dust with a soft dry cloth and keep away from damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is wrapped, boxed and packed in a double-walled carton, shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Kindred pieces are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/japanese-okimono-figurines-statues\"\u003eJapanese Okimono, Figurines and Statues\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeeking a particular lucky god, maker or hidden-picture figure? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: Otafuku okimono · erotic cast iron figure · Japanese good luck charm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fuji no Haha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483723551013,"sku":"JP-CL-K1230070797","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/cast-iron-otafuku-01.jpg?v=1794593063","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/fr\/products\/cast-iron-otafuku-okimono-hidden-base-relief-signed-box","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}