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Cats and Daruma, Manekineko 招き猫とだるま

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midday heat ...
my cat sleeps
with her paper doll




LOOK : August 2008


Sleeping Cat with Daruma





and with Princess Daruma




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The Maneki Neko (招き猫, literally "Beckoning Cat"; also known as Welcoming Cat, Lucky Cat, Money cat or Fortune Cat) is a common Japanese sculpture, often made of porcelain or ceramic, which is believed to bring good luck to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat (traditionally a Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—many times at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses.
Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. In the design of the sculptures, a raised right paw supposedly attracts money, while a raised left paw attracts customers.
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Together with Daruma, it is even more auspicious !


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Tama Papermachee Doll

Maneki-neko .. ..
http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~popyah/tokyo/tamadarumaneko.htm

This cat belongs to the Tama Papermachee Dolls. It was bought at the home of Aida san.
Look at more pictures on the link above.
http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~popyah/tokyo/tamadarumaneko.htm

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What is a beckoning cat?
　
Why is a cat the ornament which invites people?
Why is it that there are a cat which raised the left hand, and a cat which raised the right hand?　
Does the color of a beckoning cat mean something?　
Is sex in a beckoning cat?　
Why does the beckoning cat have a gold coin?
　
Here is the link with all of the above
... //www.a-japan.net/




Legends around the Beckoning Cat

.. .. .. .. .. Legend of Old Woman in "Imado"
In the last part of Edo period (19th century), there was a old woman who lived in Imado, eastern part of Tokyo. Though she had kept a pet cat, her extreme poverty did not allow her to keep it any more. So she told her cat, "I'm sorry I have to abandon you under this poor situation".

On that night, the cat appeared in her dream and told her, "Please make my image in clay. It will surely bring a good luck to you". When the old woman made the cat's image in clay following to her dream, guest visited her wishing to buy it. The more the old woman made the cat's images, the more guests visited her to buy them, and she could save money.
The cat's image in clay which relieved her from poverty was the origin of Maneki Neko.

Read other legends here:
... http://naku.org/lucky-day-for-l.html


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Beckoning Cats from all over Japan
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These are from Tama. The black on the right is from Hiratsuka
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ta5h-td/G_world_Neko/p1_page10_4.html

山梨 From Yamanashi /長野 From Nagano / 新潟 From Niigata / 富山 From Fukuyama / 石川
From Ishikawa / 静岡 From Shizuoka / 愛知 From Aichi / 岐阜 From Gifu / 三重 From Mie /
兵庫 From Hyogo / 京都 From Kyoto / 滋賀 From Shiga / 大阪 From Osaka / 鳥取 From Tottori / 島根 From Shimane / 岡山 From Okayama / 広島 From Hiroshima / 愛媛 From Ehime / 香川 From Kagawa

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福岡 From Fukuoka / 長崎 From Nagasaki / 大分 From Oita / 佐賀 From Shiga /宮崎 FromMiyasaki / 鹿児島 / From Kagoshima

Check the other prefectures here:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ta5h-td/G_world_Neko/p1_page10_3.html
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ta5h-td/G_world_Neko/p1_page10_2.html
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ta5h-td/G_world_Neko/p1_page10.html

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Arai san in Hiratsuka makes beautiful Papermachee Dolls.
平塚の荒井さんのだるまと招き猫

My favorite is this one made of plain Japanese rice paper (washi). Look at the others at his store.
Golden Cats

http://www.darumayahonpo.com/sakuhin/index.html

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More Lucky Cats from the Maneki Neko Club

Kitty Daruma

Self made by by　樋口節子さん

Full with symbols of Good Luck
http://homepage1.nifty.com/manekinekoclub/

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Cat embracing Daruma だるま抱き猫　



東京だるま現在、瑞穂町を含めた三多摩地方で作られているだるまは、一つひとつが手作りで、農業の副業として農閑期を利用して作られています。近年では、だるま抱き猫などユニークなものも作られており、愛好者の間ではちょっとした人気です。
From Tokyo, Mizuho Town.
http://www.town.mizuho.tokyo.jp/midokoro/tokusannhin.html


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Here is a cute cat holding her Dear Daruma


http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~UM8D-TMZK/darumasan7.htm

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Cat with Daruma made from Japanese Rice Paper, Washi 和紙のだるま猫


http://fanet.jp/topics/edo/


Piggy Bank with Cat and Daruma 猫舎だるまバンク




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© PHOTOS :　だるまさん色々


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Here is my Photo Album with more beckoning cats and other lucky items (engimono).
Manekineko .. ..


Read my story about
★ ENGI-MONO - Things for Good Luck (1)　　　...　　　縁起物とだるま

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.. .. .. Antique Cats of Asia and Japan
http://www.trocadero.com/8tiger/items/296857/item296857.html
http://www.trocadero.com/8tiger/items/175194/item175194.html
http://www.trocadero.com/2ezr/items/281945/item281945.html
http://www.trocadero.com/2ezr/items/278788/item278788.html
http://www.trocadero.com/bnc19/items/193903/item193903.html

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Small cat with long ears and FUKU on the belly



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WASHOKU
Folk Toys and Food 　


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