Black Maneki Neko 'Kuroneko'
Maneki neko in black glazed ceramic with both paws raised, gold on the ears and a wish to ward off ill fortune brushed in gold on the body, brass bells, on a red cushion. 11 cm.
Black Maneki Neko 'Kuroneko'
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Beckoning cat in black glazed ceramic with a white face, both paws raised, gold pattern on the ears and a wish to ward off bad luck and open the way in brushed gold characters on the body, a red cord collar with brass bells and a coin slot at the back, on a red brocade cushion. 11 by 11 cm.
Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
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About this piece
Black lucky cat with both paws raised, brushed with a wish against bad luck
Black, with gold writing, for keeping things away. This lucky cat is glazed ceramic in a glossy black with a white face, both forepaws raised, a gold pattern on the ears, and a wish to ward off ill fortune and open the way brushed in gold characters down the body, with a red cord collar and a brass bell at each paw. It is the one cat of the six single colours that is for protection rather than gain.
Black is for keeping bad luck out, and this is the cat for a front door.
The name, Kuroneko, is the black cat, which in Japan is lucky, and it is that.
The cat is glazed ceramic, cast hollow, painted and fired, with the collar a real red cord and the bells real brass, and a slot at the back for coins with a stopper underneath, so it is a money box as well as a figure. It sits on a red brocade cushion, as photographed.
Put it where a shop puts it: by the door, on the counter, facing the room, with the raised paw towards the people coming in. In a house that is the hall table, the kitchen shelf or the desk. The right paw raised is for money and the left for people; both raised is for both, and most of the cats here are greedy.
The gloss is the detail: the black is fired to a deep shine, so the gold characters and the white face sit on it like lacquer work, and there is a small daruma painted beside the writing. The ears carry the same gold brocade as the blue cat.
The beckoning cat began in Edo, with a temple cat that waved a lord in from a storm, and it has sat at shop doors ever since; the raised paw is the Japanese come-here, palm down, which a Westerner reads as a wave.
Dust with a soft cloth; wipe with a damp one if it needs it. It is ceramic and it breaks, so keep it off the edge of the shelf. The cushion can be sponged.
From across a room it is a black cat with a white face. From close the characters show their gold, the daruma its red, and the glaze its shine. It is the cat for a hall table and a person who wants the door watched.
It is 11 by 11 cm, the size of a fist, and it sits on its cushion at the same scale as every cat in the collection, so the pages compare.
Questions about the maneki neko
What is a maneki neko?
The beckoning cat: the ceramic cat with a raised paw that sits at the door of a Japanese shop and asks customers in. The story starts in Edo with a temple cat that waved a lord in from a storm.
Which paw, and what do the colours mean?
Right paw raised is for money, left for people, both for both. White is the classic; pink is love, red is health, blue is work and study, black keeps bad luck out, orange and gold are money, purple is rank.
Is it a money box?
Most are: a coin slot at the back and a stopper underneath. The abacus cat, the solar cat and the large pink cat are figures without a slot. Each page says which.
Is it made in Japan?
No. It is a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page.
What size, and is the cushion included?
Most cats are 11 by 11 cm, the size of a fist; the round-eyed cats are wider, and the large pink cat is 20 cm. Every cat is photographed on its red brocade cushion at the same scale, so the pages compare.
How do I look after it?
Dust with a soft cloth, wipe with a damp one. It is ceramic and it breaks, so keep it off the edge of the shelf. Sponge the cushion.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | Black Maneki Neko 'Kuroneko' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 家Home |
| Collection | Maneki Neko |
| Fabric | Glazed ceramic, cord collar, brass bells |
| Sizes | 11 x 11 cm |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0631 |
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