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1985.53.708

Pottery figure of beckoning cat, with a pink bib tied round its neck. [El.B 20/11/2013]

1985.53.708

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery figure of beckoning cat, with a pink bib tied round its neck. [El.B 20/11/2013]
Long description
Pottery figure of beckoning cat, with a pink bib tied round its neck. Broken and glued back together. [El.B 20/11/2013]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshu Kanto Tokyo
Cultural groups
Japanese
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
by 1916
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Textile, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 70 mm, Length: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.53.708 Other numbers: R 13552/ 1936
Research and responses

This cat figure is called maneki-neko (beckoning cat) and is seen as a good luck charm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko [El.B 20/11/2013]

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