Maneki Neko - 19H01C
6x6”, watercolor, mounted on linen panel with 1/4" thick wood frame & hanging wire
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Having spent a summer in Japan as an exchange student, I liked the
cat cartoon popular back then, "Doraemon". Later I learned about the
commonly seen "shop cat" (statue) called "Maneki Neko". Neko is the
Japanese word for cat, and maneki is "lucky". So many shops have one of
these little maneki neko statues at the door or in the shop window. If
the right paw is up, it's a general wish for good fortune; left paw up,
"may you have more customers". And...the variations on the theme are
many, depending on the color of the statue. Cats for romance, for
money, for good health...
Maneki neko has
also been stylized and modernized over the years by different
generations, and this is one of the newer versions.
So, if you're a shop owner, and you're allergic to cats but want a "shop cat", try this little guy!
Please note, due to variations amongst computer monitors,actual colors may vary slightly from what appears on your screen.
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