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#Manekineko most often feature a colorful bib attached to their necks. Bibs range from a simple cord and bell to an ornately patterned and colorful accessory. #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on June 02, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 2011, the new Terminal 2 opened at SFO. If you're traveling through, don't miss our current exhibit, "Maneki Neko: Japan's Beckoning Cat" #SFOHistory #beckoningcats https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 This tweet was posted on April 14, 2018.
Bibs on maneki neko range from a simple cord and bell to an ornately patterned and colorful accessory. Many bibs display auspicious symbols. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on August 16, 2018.
Cats on cats on cats. Our next exhibition will feature over 90 maneki neko #cats. They beckon you to come see our exhibition! #manekineko #neko #beckoningcats #behindthescenes #sneakpeek This tweet was posted on January 25, 2018.
Cats, cats, cats!! The smallest maneki neko on display is close to the largest, highlighting both the diversity of #cats and the creativity of their makers. #BeckoningCats #caturday This tweet was posted on June 30, 2018.
Expertly carved, these two cats are holding up two different paws. If the cat holds up its left paw, it is to bring luck and good fortune to a business; it holds up its right paw to invite good fortune, health, and happiness into the home. #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on March 02, 2018.
Hatsutatsu-san, an unusual derivative of a beckoning #cat, wears colorful clothing and sits as if human with its legs crossed and tucked underneath his body. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on March 20, 2018.
Kanban or Japanese shop signs feature imagery that allows customers to identify the things shops sell. During the Meiji and early Taisho periods, shop signs started to display auspicious characters and symbols, such as beckoning cats, to lure customers. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on June 07, 2018.
Kanban or Japanese shop signs feature imagery that allows potential customers to identify the things merchants sell in their shops. #beckoningcats #beckoningcat This tweet was posted on February 14, 2018.
Maneki neko most often feature a colorful bib attached to their necks. #Bibs, referred to as #kibuse, frequently appear on #cats and dogs in Edo period (1615–1868) woodblock prints. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on August 16, 2018.
Once a coveted good, porcelain was so precious to Europeans that it was referred to as "white gold." Porcelain was not only admired for its beauty, but also for its durability and pure-white color. #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on March 08, 2018.
Our newest exhibition features over 90 #manekineko or Japanese #beckoningcat figurines, which have an upraised paw and are said to have the power to fulfill wishes for good fortune, prosperity, and happiness. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on February 02, 2018.
Production techniques in Japan developed rapidly during the early part of the Edo period (1615-1868). By the 1640s, the Japanese began to successfully compete with Chinese porcelain exports. #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on March 08, 2018.
Rather than represent what the merchant sold inside, shop signs such as this one display auspicious characters and symbols, such as beckoning cats, to lure customers. #beckoningcats #beckoningcat This tweet was posted on February 14, 2018.
See more #BeckoningCats from across the centuries in "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat", on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 This tweet was posted on March 15, 2018.
See more cats in "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on March 02, 2018.
Shigaraki in Japan craft a variation of #manekineko with a face more similar to a #fox or #dog with one of its hands is upright, while the other is drawn out as if expecting to receive something. #BeckoningCat #cats #caturday This tweet was posted on April 28, 2018.
Sometime during the late Meji period, the Seto kilns began producing maneki neko. By the Taisho period, they evolved into much more elaborate forms, modeled after Japanese bobtail #cats with highly decorative bibs. #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on May 26, 2018.
Sometimes Mikawa #manekineko are made quite large-some more than twenty-five inches tall, making them the largest of all the traditional maneki neko. #beckoningcats #cats This tweet was posted on April 03, 2018.
Special thank you to Mingei International Museum for their generous loan. "#ManekiNeko: Japan's #BeckoningCats" is on display post-security, in Terminal 3 This tweet was posted on February 02, 2018.
The Fushimi kilns of #Kyoto began crafting distinctive #manekineko during the early Meiji period. By the middle of the Meiji period, their #cats became more sophisticated; the naturalistically rendered, seated cats faced directly forward with either paw raised. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on May 19, 2018.
The Hatsutatsu-san #cat is closely modeled after the beloved Fukusuke, another Japanese lucky figure; its exact date of origin is unknown. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on March 20, 2018.
The Kutani kilns designed some of the most sumptuously decorated bibs, applying painted designs with raised patterning. The white #manekineko appears with a black kitten resting against her belly; both exhibit elaborate Kutani bibs. #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on June 02, 2018.
The Mikawa kilns, located in central Japan, began producing unique versions of #manekineko by the early twentieth century. #beckoningcats #cats This tweet was posted on April 03, 2018.
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. #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on March 15, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @Mingei International Museum. "#ManekiNeko: Japanese #BeckoningCat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 This tweet was posted on April 28, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning #Cat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on May 26, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97. #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on June 06, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "#ManekiNeko: Japanese Beckoning #Cat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on April 03, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japan's Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMd9Kx #ManekiNeko #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on September 04, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japanese #BeckoningCat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 #BeckoningCats #caturday #cats #cat This tweet was posted on June 30, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japanese #BeckoningCat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on May 19, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japanese #BeckoningCat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 #beckoningcats #cats #cat This tweet was posted on August 16, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMd9Kx #beckoningcats This tweet was posted on March 20, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 #BeckoningCats This tweet was posted on June 02, 2018.
This exhibition was made possible by a generous loan from @MingeiMuseum. See more #cats in "Maneki Neko: Japanese #BeckoningCat" on display post-security, in Terminal 2. #BeckoningCats https://t.co/yLeWIMuL97 This tweet was posted on June 16, 2018.