@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged cats This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 35 posts and this is page 3 of 3. See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.

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.

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 sweets molds from the early 20th century make a perfect maneki neko-shaped candy. Sign us up! What is your favorite candy? #BeckoningCats #caturday #cats #cat This tweet was posted on June 16, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fixed fan issued by Civil Air Transport (CAT) for in-flight passenger use. #MewseumMonday #cats #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on July 20, 2015.

Happy #NationalCatDay! #cats #PanAm http://t.co/qwz35BlH3f This tweet was posted on October 29, 2014.