In the last
part of Edo period (19th century), there was a old woman who lived in Imado,
eastern part of Tokyo. Though she had kept a pet cat, her extreme poverty did
not allow her to keep it any more. So she told her cat, "I'm sorry I have to
abandon you under this poor situation".
On that night, the cat appeared in her dream and told her, "Please make my image
in clay. It will surely bring a good luck to you". When the old woman made the
cat's image in clay following to her dream, guest visited her wishing to buy it.
The more the old woman made the cat's images, the more guests visited her to buy
them, and she could save money. The cat's image in clay which relieved her from
poverty was the origin of Maneki Neko.
This figurines are made from Alabaster
and given a soap stone like finish.
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