Maneki-neko (Lucky Cat)
Size: W 10 × D 11 × H 14 cm
Gift-box edition: Comes in a dedicated paper box.
**Meaning and Blessings**
- Right paw raised: Invites financial prosperity
- Left paw raised: Invites many customers and good fortune
- White: Good luck and prosperity
- Black: Protection from misfortune
- Red: Good health and longevity
- Gold/Yellow: Financial fulfillment
- Pink: Success in love
- Blue: Career success and academic improvement
**Kutani Ware “Mori” Technique**
This figurine features *Mori*, a special Kutani ware decorative technique used for ornamental pieces. It is created by applying raised decorative paint, known as *deko-mori*, with a unique tool called *itchin*. The finished surface has a distinctive, richly textured relief that is highly tactile.
*Mori* requires advanced skill and considerable time, and only a limited number of artisans still practice this technique. As a result, works featuring this decoration have become increasingly rare and valuable.
Kutani ware is internationally renowned as one of Japan’s three major traditions of overglazed colored porcelain and is celebrated worldwide as the traditional craft known as “Japan Kutani.”
**Recommended for Gifting**
Ideal for housewarming, store openings, building completion ceremonies, company relocations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Respect for the Aged Day, retirement celebrations, milestone birthdays such as 60th, 70th, 77th, 80th, and 88th birthdays, regular birthdays, and many other special occasions.
