Cat rice bowl from Japan, Mino ware.
Description
| District | Size | Weight | Capacity |
| Mino Japan | 6.4×14.2 cm 2.5×5.6 in | 221 g 7.8 oz | 470 cc 15.9 fl oz |
Maneki neko(A beckoning cat) is drawn on the side and bottom.
Manekineko is a figure of a cat with one paw raised for good luck to bring in customers and hence money.
You often see these figures of beckoning cats at shops and stores all around Japan.
The inside is written
''みんなの笑顔が幸せ招く''
''みんなの心が福招く''
''招き猫''
in Japanese.
Their mean
''Everyone's smile brings happiness''
''Everyone's heart invites good fortune''
''Beckoning cat''
The inside is written
''笑う門には福来たる''
''福を招こか招き猫''
in Japanese.
''Everyone's heart invites good fortune''
''Beckoning cat''
The inside is written
''笑う門には福来たる''
''福を招こか招き猫''
in Japanese.
Their mean
''Fortune comes in bay a merry gate''
''Beckoning cat that invites good fortune''
The inside is written
''幸せまねこか招き猫''
in Japanese.
This means
''Beckoning cat that brings happiness''
The bottom is written
''招き猫''
in Japanese.
''Fortune comes in bay a merry gate''
''Beckoning cat that invites good fortune''
The inside is written
''幸せまねこか招き猫''
in Japanese.
This means
''Beckoning cat that brings happiness''
The bottom is written
''招き猫''
in Japanese.
This means
''Beckoning cat''
Mino ware(Mino-yaki)
''Beckoning cat''
Mino ware(Mino-yaki)
Mino is the largest pottery producing area in Japan.
50% of Japanese pottery is from Mino.
Don't have a specific style.
They produce various kinds of pottery.
50% of Japanese pottery is from Mino.
Don't have a specific style.
They produce various kinds of pottery.