Japanese Bobtail
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The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats. The breed was first developed in Japan, and registered off
Female Japanese Bobtail
A show-quality shorthair Japanese bobtail displays the characteristics of the breed.
A specimen's bobbed tail
Normal eyed cat and heterochromic or 'odd-eyed' cat
Maneki-neko
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The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. The figurine depicts a cat, traditi
Japanese Bobtail
…Mi-Ke (pronounced 'mee keh') is known as the luckiest colour for this breed. There is a Japanese statue of a cat with its paw in the air called Maneki Neko (translates to 'beckoning cat') and is an artist interpretation of the bobtail. These statues are common in many Japanese shops as they are thought to…
Maneki-neko with motorized arm beckons customers to buy lottery tickets in Tokyo, Japan
Maneki-neko in a shop, Japan
A wooden mold for a maneki-neko and Okiagari-Koboshi Daruma doll from the Edo period, 18th century. Brooklyn Museum.
"Joruri-machi Hanka no zu" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852