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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 #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. 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.

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 @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.

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.

This unusual style of #beckoningcat comes from the Hanamaki kilns in northern Japan. Its head is slightly tilted and it grasps a ball in its right hand in a playful gesture. #BeckoningCats #caturday This tweet was posted on April 21, 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 February 14, 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.

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.

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.