Japanese Ceramic Lucky Hammer Zodiac Still Bank Vtg Mouse Wood Brown JK658 sake warmer 13 cm long x 5

13 cm long x 5 cm wide x 15 cm tall

5 cm wide x 15 cm tall

white glaze

This single kanji letter (Katsuji) is Kame (turtle)

Kobayashi Yosoji (person's name)

Japanese Ceramic Lucky Hammer Zodiac Still Bank Vtg Mouse Wood Brown JK658 sake warmer 13 cm long x 5Vintage Japanese Lucky Hammer Piggy Bank This is a vintage Japanese ceramic lucky hammer or Uchide no kozuchi. This hammer is a money bank with a hole to insert coins on the front and a covered hole on the bottom to extract money. It is dark brown and has a double tassel. On the top of the hammer sits a mouse or a rat, one of the twelve animals of the Japanese zodiac. The mouse is made of wood, leather, and other materials. Dark brown, beige Ceramic,