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<MANEKINEKO(Lucky cat)>
<DARUMA(Dharma doll)>
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Information:
Tanuki statues produced according to the "Shigaraki ware" pottery
style of Shigaraki City, Shiga Prefecture, are one of Japan's most
well-known lucky charms.
Believed to be bringers of commercial prosperity, they are often
placed outside the entrance to shops. The standard tanuki has a good-
natured face and a chubby, round body. He wears a braided hat and
stands with his head slightly tilted, holding a traditional Japanese
tokkuri (sake flask) and a promissory note (an
unpaid bill) in his hands.
Shigaraki ware tanuki are said to be the bearers of eight different
positive traits.
The tanuki's hat symbolizes protection from the elements, caution and
awareness; the eyes represent looking at things with adequate
attention and care; the face features a friendly, sincere smile; the
belly symbolizes bold decisiveness; the tokkuri represents personal
grace; the promissory note, trust; the money bag, economic fortune;
and the tail suggests that true fortune comes from standing firmly
and proudly. Also, the staff that a tanuki holds symbolizes the
ability to keep from falling.
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