Japanese Cat Figurine
Antique Japanese Manekineko Black Cat Object, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Japanese Porcelain White Manekineko Cat Object Piggy Bank 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail, with a paw raised in a beckoning gesture. The figurines
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Pottery Manekineko Cat Object Piggy Bank 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
Showa era.
The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Wooden Raccoon Figurine / 1868-1920 / Good Luck Charm
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce a very interesting Japanese old wooden kimono.
This is a wooden figurine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Manekineko Piggy Bank 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail, with a paw raised in a beckoning gesture. The figurines
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Plastic
Hiro Ando Cat Orange. "ROBOCAT MONOLOGY" original sculpture
By Hiro Ando
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
hand-painted. Ando’s work is the creative fruit of Japanese mass culture. adsense ban . His cat figures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
H 12.21 in W 9.85 in D 9.06 in
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine Knud Kyhn Monumental Lynx #2487
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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The monumental "Lynx", the snarling cat, was modeled by Royal Copenhagen
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hiro Ando 43 Pink Character URBANCAT MONOLOGY" original sculpture
By Hiro Ando
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
hand-painted. Ando’s work is the creative fruit of Japanese mass culture. adsense ban . His cat figures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
H 12.21 in W 9.85 in D 9.06 in
Hiro Ando bear Red PANDASAN FLOWERPOWER original sculpture
By Hiro Ando
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
hand-painted. Ando’s work is the creative fruit of Japanese mass culture. adsense ban . His cat figures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Naimah Maneki Neko Pendant
By Naimah
Located in Istanbul, 34
"beckoning cat" figurine originating from Japan.
One of the unique features of the Enchanting Maneki Neko
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Naimah Maneki Neko Pendant
By Naimah
Located in Istanbul, 34
"beckoning cat" figurine originating from Japan.
One of the unique features of the Enchanting Maneki Neko
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Naimah Maneki Neko Earrings
By Naimah
Located in Istanbul, 34
"beckoning cat" figurine originating from Japan.
Symbolizing luck and prosperity, the maneki-neko has graced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Clip-on Earrings
Materials
18k Gold, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Hiro Ando Blue Fish "nishikigoi blu" sculpture
By Hiro Ando
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
”), a ubiquitous Japanese cultural icon symbolizing good luck; maneki-neko figurines can be found in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
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Maneki Neko with Seven Deities of Happiness
Located in Paris, FR
Era: Showa (around 1980)
Material: porcelain
The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner.
*This manekineko is an antique...
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Old Little Bronze Hanging Bell / 1900-1960 / Traditional Design
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
In Japan, it is a small bronze bell from the Taisho era to the first half of the Showa era.
It's small, but it has a beautiful design.
This design has been around for hundreds of ye...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Porcelain Vase - China Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Porcelain Vase, China early 20th Century
Painted in underglaze blue with ideogram bands representing conjugal happiness on a background of stylized peonies.handles with pair...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Three Authentic Bamboo Water Ladles "Hishaku" Fine Handcrafted Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is one set of three (3) authentic Japanese made bamboo water ladles -hishaku- handcrafted new quality and often seen in use at Buddhist, Shinto shrines, and private gardens.
...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 3 in W 16.5 in D 3 in
Chinese Rose Porcelain Mandarin Saucer Dish, Early 19th Centuy
Located in Downingtown, PA
The sauce dish finely painted with Mandarin figures in the central well and flowers and butterflies on the border.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain erotic figure China
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Porcelain erotic figure China
Erotic group of enameled porcelain (menage a trois)
three porcelain figurines stamped on their base (red base)
White, black, pink and red color
hand pai...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Japanese Temple style box.
Made of rosewood … this box has a cover featuring Buddhist Swaztikas on the front. The cover lifts off to reveal a tabernacl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fascinating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a detailed genre painting on goldish silver leaf with different scenes of people at work in a rural mountain village during th...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
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H 67.84 in W 147.17 in D 0.75 in
Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I was able to obtain a very rare item.
This is a sculpture of the god ``Shinzo''.
"Shin" = God
"zo" = statue
Since ancient times in Japan, it has been believed that gods reside in a...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cypress
H 5.36 in W 3.94 in D 2.13 in
Early 20th Century Porcelain Maneki Neko, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century porcelain Maneki Neko, Japan
This porcelain Maneki Neko, the good fortune beckoning cat, is a molded seated form with the right raised paw closely to the side of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Imari Porcelain Ceramic Fluted Vase Edo Period Japan
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely Japanese Edo Period (1603-1867) Imari Porcelain Vase in a European form. Created with a vertical scalloped surface, hand painted and hand thrown . Decorated with a medallion i...
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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Tsuchiya Koitsu Signed Japanese Early Showa Woodblock Print Snow at Miyajima
By Tsuchiya Koitsu
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed, beautiful image by renowned Japanese artist/printmaker Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949) titled "Snow at Miyajima" which features a tranquil lakeside snow scene. ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 20.9 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Japanese Thousand Flower Satsuma Porcelain Demitasse Tea Coffee Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Japanese Satsuma porcelain demitasse tea or coffee set featuring the thousand flower design with gold accents. Includes tea pot with lid, creamer, six cups and six saucers. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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H 6.25 in W 3.25 in D 6.5 in
Quality antique Chinese porcelain plate
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Chinese porcelain plate having a quality antique Chinese plate decorated with birds, trees and flowers in fantastic red, blue, green and white colours.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Vase Figural Decoration marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma Vase with nice decoration of flowers and figures decoration marked. Meiji period, 19th c
Lovely piece.
Marked base, both faded.
Additional in...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Porcelain Chocolate Tea Pot
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique late 18th to early 19th century Chinese Export (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) floral famille rose Armorial porcelain hot chocolate pot or chocolatière.
History of the Choc...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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Japanese Antique Wood Carving Cat 1860s-1920s /Figurine Animal Sculpture Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Old Japanese wood carving cat.
It seems to be from the Meiji era to the Taisho era. (1860s-1920s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 10.04 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Beautiful Old Japanese Rare Pottery Cat/ Beckoning Cat/ Kutani Ware/ Meiji Era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a cat figurine made of pottery around the Meiji era in Japan.
It is called "maneki-neko" in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
H 5.83 in W 3.43 in D 4.34 in
Japanese Big Antique Hand-Painted Wooden 19th Century Fortune Money Cat Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
-beckoning cat- is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 22.5 in W 14 in D 8 in
SAMURAI CAT
By Hiro Ando
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
cat”), a ubiquitous Japanese cultural icon symbolizing good luck; maneki-neko figurines can be found
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
inkan of samuraicat
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
cat”), a ubiquitous Japanese cultural icon symbolizing good luck; maneki-neko figurines can be found
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
inkan of samuraicat
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
cat”), a ubiquitous Japanese cultural icon symbolizing good luck; maneki-neko figurines can be found
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Japanese old wooden carved cat and small gourd figurine/1938
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden cat figurine made by a man named "machida-sadao" in 1938.
A very cute sleeping
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Old Cat Figurine Made of Japanese Pottery / Calligraphy Equipment / Edo-Meiji
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A cat-shaped calligraphy tool of "Bizen ware" made from the late Edo period to the Meiji period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
H 2.52 in W 2.88 in D 2.17 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Cat 1860s-1900s / Figurine Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden carved cat.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
H 6.7 in W 10.24 in D 4.73 in
Antique Japanese Nemuri Neko Kutani Porcelain Imari Cat Kitten Figurines 12"
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique porcelain Imari sleeping cat and kitten figurines featuring gold accents and red bandana
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.5 in W 8.5 in D 12 in
Japanese Old Wood Carving Cat 1860s-1920s / Antique Figurine Animal Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Old Japanese wood carving cat.
It seems to be from the Meiji era to the Taisho era.
The material
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cedar
H 9.85 in W 5.32 in D 4.34 in
Black Cats Pair of Antique Japanese "Good Fortune Money Cats"
Located in South Burlington, VT
"beckoning cat") is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Two Big Hand Glazed Fortune Money Cats
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a rare pair of two lovely handmade and hand glazed old ceramic Maneki Neko good fortune cats
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Big Black Green Eyed Fortune Money Cat
Located in South Burlington, VT
, literally -beckoning cat- is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Stone 19th Century Fortune Money Cat
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Only one.
History:
The Maneki-Neko- , literally -beckoning cat, - is a common Japanese figurine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Japanese Big Fortune Money Cat, Hand Carved and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
and far between. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Family Five Antique Hand glazed Fortune Money CATS
Located in South Burlington, VT
cats coming from a very old Central Japanese collection.
These date to the 1950s.
Dimensions
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Stone Stealth Cat 19th Century Hand Carved Garden Favorite
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Only one.
History:
The cat is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
H 4.5 in W 10.5 in D 5 in
Japanese Big Red & Blue Antique Good Fortune Money Cats- Maneki Neko
Located in South Burlington, VT
-neko (Japanese: 招き猫?, literally "beckoning cat") is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Maneki Neko Beckoning Cat, Mikawa Style, Mid-20th Century, Japanese
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Maneki Neko cat figurine is from the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture of Japan. Mikawa region is well
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
H 23.5 in W 15 in D 11.25 in
Kutani Japanese Porcelain Small Sleeping Cat circa 1920s Handmade Hand Painted
By Kutani Studio
Located in Tustin, CA
Very precious Kutani Japanese fine porcelain figurine of a curled up, peacefully sleeping small cat
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
H 3 in W 4 in D 6.5 in
Kutani Japanese Porcelain Sleeping Kitten circa 1920s Handmade Hand Painted
By Kutani Studio
Located in Tustin, CA
Very precious Kutani Japanese fine porcelain figurine of a curled up, peacefully sleeping little
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Dansk Mid-Century Silver Plate Animal Figurine Paperweight, trio by Gunnar Cyren
By Dansk Form, Gunnar Cyren
Located in Atlanta, GA
three silver-plated figurines of a cat, an elephant, and a polar bear can be used as a paperweight or
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
H 2.38 in W 2 in D 1.57 in
1970s Dansk Modernist Animals Paperweights Silver Plated by Gunnar Cyren
By Dansk, Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful modernist set of three silver plated set made by Dansk of a cat, bird, and peacock silver
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate, Silver
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.75 in
samuraicat
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
2005.
Ando's bases his works on the cat, because in traditional Japanese culture it is a good-luck
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
purple love
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
cat”), a ubiquitous Japanese cultural icon symbolizing good luck; maneki-neko figurines can be found
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
amdy
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
”), a ubiquitous Japanese cultural icon symbolizing good luck; maneki-neko figurines can be found in
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
magoi & higoi
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
treatments that conflate modern Japanese icons such "Hello Kitty", the Cat, the Panda, with traditional
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
pandasan flowerpower
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
cat”), a ubiquitous Japanese cultural icon symbolizing good luck; maneki-neko figurines can be found
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Collector Edition Judith Leiber Beckoning Maneki Neko Clear Crystal Cat Clutch
By Judith Leiber
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This Judith Leiber clutch replicates the traditional Japanese figurine thought to bring good luck
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières
H 5.25 in W 4 in D 3 in
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Japanese Cat Figurine For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese cat figurine available at 1stDibs. Each Japanese cat figurine for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic and pottery. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese cat figurine — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century.
How Much is a Japanese Cat Figurine?
Prices for a Japanese cat figurine can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $500 and can go as high as $100,194, while the average can fetch as much as $16,590.
Questions About Japanese Cat Figurine
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The story behind the Japanese cat traces back to ancient folklore. In the tale, a cat saves the life of a samurai who turns out to be quite wealthy. To show his thanks, the man made a very generous donation to the temple. In Japanese culture, cat sculptures and figurines are symbols of good luck and known as “maneki-neko.” Find a range of Japanese decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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