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what does a money cat look like2007-11-25 12:28:12

what does a money cat look like

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Hi Kelsey.Aly gave some great website photos. Here's a little more about the Japanese Money cat and some extra photos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/maneki_neko.

The Maneki Neko (鎷涖亶鐚? literally "Beckoning Cat"; also known as Lucky Cat, Money Cat or Fortune Cat) is a common Japanese sculpture, often made of porcelain or ceramic, which is believed to give good luck to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed in stores, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. A raised right paw supposedly attracts money, while a raised left paw attracts customers.

A classic example of kitsch, Maneki Neko come in different colors, styles, and degrees of ornateness. In addition to sculptures, Maneki Neko can be found as keychains, piggy banks, air fresheners, and other miscellaneous ornaments.[1]

The cat breed represented in the sculpture is generally a Japanese Bobtail.

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Do you mean Manekineko, the Japanese cats that are supposed to bring in money? They look like this:

http://www.shelleylake.com/gallery_image.

http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~tomiko_y/engi3.

http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~tomiko_y/engi3.

http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~k-silk/image/g.

I actually have the last one, but in blue. It runs on solar power, and it's head and paw shake.

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painting of a cat that is in all the colors and stripes of money..In China a Lucky Money Cat is white

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A money cat is just a little figurine of a cat setting up with one paw in the air. It is I think Japanese or something like that , that is suppose to bring you wealth. Just a good luck piece you might say.