{"product_id":"maneki-cat-omekashi","title":"Maneki Cat : Omekashi Neko","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight paw raised — the traditional charm for inviting money and good fortune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-painted polka-dot collar gives this \"dressed-up\" cat its playful character\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenuinely made in Japan — while most lucky cats sold today are mass-produced overseas, this one is hand-cast and hand-painted in Seto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainted freehand by hand, so no two cats are ever quite alike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Raise a paw. Invite your fortune in.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucky cats have been cherished in Japan for centuries as charms for inviting money and good company. A raised right paw, like this one's, is said to invite wealth; a raised left paw is said to invite people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts warm brown-and-white coat gives it a more natural, true-to-life look than the classic solid white or gold cats, dressed up with a hand-painted polka-dot collar — fitting, since its Japanese name, \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eomekashi neko\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, means \"the all-dressed-up cat.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis lucky cat comes from a small ceramics workshop in Seto, Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and still family-run today, making zodiac dolls, Hina dolls, maneki-neko and shrine figures entirely by hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeto has been one of Japan's great pottery towns since the Heian period, and for centuries was the only place in the country producing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eglazed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ceramics — which is why \"setomono\" became the everyday Japanese word for pottery itself. From the late 1800s, Seto's potters turned that same skill toward ceramic dolls and figures, and this cat is still made the same way: cast in a plaster mould, fired, and hand-painted freehand with no sketch to follow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCeramic · H9.5 × W7.7 × D5.9 cm \u003cbr\u003eMade in Seto, Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"www.Japan-Best.net","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63398109512010,"sku":"6913.90","price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/4296\/0806\/files\/ManekiBrownF.jpg?v=1788242027","url":"https:\/\/www.japan-best.net\/products\/maneki-cat-omekashi","provider":"www.Japan-Best.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}