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These two cats, imitating the gods Daikoku and Ebisu, are playing Go, a strategy board game invented in China more than 2,500 years ago. One cat holds a wish-granting mallet and mimics Daikoku; the other holds a sea bream, a symbol of good luck, and mimics Ebisu, two of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Japan. This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from Mingei International Museum. See more #BeckoningCats from across the centuries in "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat", on display post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/BeckoningCats
This image was posted on March 13, 2018.
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