Golden Mallet Lucky Cat Bank 'Kozuchi'
Maneki neko in white glazed ceramic in the round-eyed style, holding a gold mallet aloft, with a red fortune character on the belly and a gold headband, on a red cushion. 16 by 10 by 13 cm.
Golden Mallet Lucky Cat Bank 'Kozuchi'
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The short answer
Beckoning cat in white glazed ceramic with large round black eyes, a gold-patterned headband, one paw raised and the other holding a gold and red mallet aloft, a red fortune character in a circle on the belly, a red cord collar with a brass bell and a coin slot at the back, on a red brocade cushion. 16 by 10 by 13 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
Round-eyed lucky cat holding a gold mallet up, a red fortune character on the belly
A mallet held high, and fortune on the belly. This lucky cat is white glazed ceramic in the round-eyed style, with large black eyes, a headband painted in gold and red across the crown, one paw raised and the other holding a gold mallet with a red handle over its head, the character for fortune in red in a circle on the belly, with a red cord collar and a brass bell. The mallet is the god of wealth's.
It is the round-eyed cat with the most going on, and the mallet is what it is known for.
The name, Kozuchi, is the small mallet, the lucky hammer of the god of wealth, and the cat is holding it.
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 mallet is the detail: a separate gold head with a pattern on it and a red handle, held up beside the cat's head as if about to strike, and it is what the eye goes to. The character on the belly is painted red in a circle, the way a shop paints it on a curtain.
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 white cat with something gold above its head. From close the gold is a mallet, the belly shows its character, and the headband its pattern. It is the cat for a person who wants the luck struck.
It is 16 by 10 by 13 cm, wider than the fist-sized cats in the collection, and it sits on its cushion at the same scale on the page, 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 | Golden Mallet Lucky Cat Bank 'Kozuchi' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 家Home |
| Collection | All maneki neko |
| Fabric | Glazed ceramic, cord collar, brass bells |
| Sizes | 16 x 10 x 13 cm |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0626 |
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