MID-AUTUMN 2025 · a holiday limited edition
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.
In eastern China, autumn means hairy crab season, and a steamed mitten crab is as much a part of the Mid-Autumn Festival as mooncakes. AHB’s 2025 holiday limited edition serves one straight from the steamer: a glossy orange-red shell, fuzzy dark claws, and a top shell that lifts off to reveal the rich golden roe underneath.
Lift the Lid
The top shell comes off just like at the dinner table, exposing creamy white gills and a pool of orange roe — the part diners prize most.
Why It Turns Red
A live mitten crab is olive-brown. Heat breaks apart the proteins that mask a red pigment called astaxanthin, so the shell blushes orange-red in the steamer.
Mittens of Fur
Dense dark bristles on the claws look like fuzzy mittens — the source of its English name and of its other nickname, the Shanghai hairy crab.
Ladies First
Chinese food lore says to eat females in the ninth lunar month and males in the tenth, when each one’s roe is at its richest.
Craft & Specifications
| Line | Series PLUS · Holiday Limited, by Animal Heavenly Body |
| Approx. Size | Size to be confirmed |
| Material | Hand-painted resin |
| Display | Single figure — ready to display out of the box |
| SKU | AHB-PLUS-EriocheirSinensisCrab |
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