{"product_id":"bo1802","title":"NEO MANEKINEKO","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile visiting New York, Koga spotted a \"Manekineko\" (beckoning cat) in a shop with seemingly no connection to Japan.\u003cbr\u003eThis series was inspired by the surprise of encountering something whose presence stood out even within a foreign culture.\u003cbr\u003eKoga's style is based on the classical forms of Japanese art.\u003cbr\u003eThe signature Hoyoroi Cup series takes the \"kawari-kabuto\" (eccentric helmets) of Sengoku-era warlords as its motif, while reimagining them as contemporary forms, and\u003cbr\u003eTo that, Koga adds his perspective on contemporary society as a “concept.”\u003cbr\u003eThe same holds true for this work as well.\u003cbr\u003eThe Manekineko, while based on a typical form, wears the Hoyoroi Cup — a sake cup meant to inspire ambitious young people.\u003cbr\u003eAlso painted on the maneki-neko are nothing but positive words rendered in graffiti style — \"Get Stand Up,\" \"Stay Gold,\" \"Silver Lining,\" and more.\u003cbr\u003eThis is something Koga offers to a world suffering under the pandemic.\u003cbr\u003eIn this way, this work inherits the role long carried by the \"maneki-neko\" while adding new elements, updating it into a new maneki-neko for the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable since July 2025 through furusato nozei (hometown tax donation program, Masuda).\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\u003eW290 × D330 × H360 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4,580g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2022\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":49232489054459,"sku":"BO1802","price":1500000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4745\/3947\/files\/bownd-bo-1802-1_b2b97718-5900-460c-9d0c-79d9b356ce72.jpg?v=1787926220","url":"https:\/\/www.b-ownd.com\/en\/products\/bo1802","provider":"B-OWND","version":"1.0","type":"link"}