{"product_id":"bo1712","title":"NEO MANEKINEKO","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile visiting New York, Koga spotted a \"maneki-neko\" in a shop with no apparent connection to Japan. Surprised by its striking presence even within a foreign culture, this experience became the impetus for this series.\u003cbr\u003eKoga's style is grounded in the classical forms of Japanese art. His signature piece {Hoyoroi Sakazuki}, for instance, takes as its motif the \"kawari-kabuto\" (distinctively individual helmets) of Warring States warlords, reborn as a contemporary form — with Koga adding his own \"concept\", a lens on contemporary society and beyond. The same holds true for this piece. Based on the typical maneki-neko form, this one wears the {Hoyoroi Sakazuki}, the sake cup that inspires ambitious young people. Also illustrated on the maneki-neko are only positive words styled after graffiti — \"Get Stand Up\", \"Stay Gold\", \"Silver Lining\" — messages Koga casts out toward a world suffering under the pandemic. In this way, the role long carried by the \"maneki-neko\" is inherited while new elements are added, updating it into a new \"maneki-neko\" for the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTakahiro Koga (Fukuoka)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterial \u0026 Technique\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePorcelain Clay (Amakusa Porcelain Stone)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eW330 × D350 × H380 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6,369g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"古賀 崇洋","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49232485777659,"sku":"BO1712","price":1500000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4745\/3947\/files\/bownd-bo-1712-1_51ab25c5-bd94-4345-9d74-e64cc690e4ed.jpg?v=1787926039","url":"https:\/\/www.b-ownd.com\/en\/products\/bo1712","provider":"B-OWND","version":"1.0","type":"link"}