Product Description
Lucky Waving Cat with Moving Paw. Regular size 17cm
Ceramic body with decorated gold and glitter finish and a beckoning left paw, red colour collar and a symbolised coin in right paw. The moving paw is of plastic construction. (Requires 1 x AA Battery - Not Supplied)
Each cat is hand finished so the designs can differ slightly from cat to cat!
Supplied in card box (box designs may vary)
Battery compartment is as pictured - It does not have a cover
The Maneki-neko literally "Beckoning Cat"; also known as Welcoming Cat, Lucky Cat, Money Cat, or Fortune Cat is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman), which is believed to bring good to the owner. The figurine depicts a cat beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—many times at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning.
Due to its popular presence within Chinese communities it is frequently mistaken for being Chinese in origin rather than Japanese and is mistakenly referred to as a Chinese Lucky Cat or jīnmāo (Golden Cat).
To some Westerners it may seem as if the maneki-neko is waving rather than beckoning. This is due to the difference in gestures and body language recognized by some Westerners and the Japanese. The Japanese beckoning gesture is made by holding up the hand, palm out, and repeatedly folding the fingers down and back up, thus the cat's appearance.
More details can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko
Other sizes are available from 17cm - 27cm - See group picture
Product Size (All measurements are approximate)
Height - 17cm
