YEAR OF THE SNAKE · a 2025 Lunar New Year special
Hand-Painted Detail
Every scale, feather and marking is painted by hand to match the real animal — so detailed up close, so charming on the shelf.
Ready to Display
A single, sturdy piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its pose, ready to collect and show off.
Every Lunar New Year, Goji dresses up to wish you luck — and 2025 was the Year of the Snake. The plump Shiba wears a red Tang-style jacket with knotted frog buttons and a little coiled snake drawn on the front, hops on one foot atop a snow-dusted rock and hoists a shiny gold ingot like a trophy.
What ‘Nafu’ Means
The Chinese name, She Nian Na Fu, means roughly ‘welcoming blessings in the Year of the Snake.’ It is the kind of wish written on New Year cards and red door couplets.
The Gold Ingot
That boat-shaped piece of gold is a yuanbao, the ingot shape once used for silver and gold money in China. Today it is a classic New Year symbol of wealth — even dumplings are folded to look like one.
A Snake on the Jacket
The Chinese zodiac cycles through twelve animals, and the Year of the Snake began on January 29, 2025. Look closely at the jacket: a tiny cartoon snake curls around the chest.
A Snowy New Year Trio
Goji’s 2025 New Year set has three figures: this one, ‘Catching Good Luck’ and ‘Happiness Toss.’ Their snowy bases line up into one winter scene — and a snowball fight.
Craft & Specifications
| Line | Goji the Shiba, by Animal Heavenly Body |
| Approx. Size | About 3.5 × 3.7 × 6 in (8.9 × 9.4 × 15.3 cm) |
| Material | Hand-painted resin |
| Display | Single figure — ready to display out of the box |
| SKU | AHB-SHIB-01 |
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