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The doll usually wears a kataginu (かたぎぬ), a kind of vest with exaggerated shoulders. While this kind of garment was worn by
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Fukusuke is often seen in business establishments, and is today treated as a common good luck icon. Many are made of
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to bring good luck. In those days, it was considered that Fukusuke would bring "perennial youth, wealth and honor".
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of luck or fuku no kami (福の神) called Kanō Fukusuke (叶福助) in the Edo period.
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Traditional porcelain dolls associated with good luck in Japan
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or court officials, some say that Fukusuke was based on a
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The logo of the Fukusuke Corporation is a Fukusake.
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