Maneki Neko tattoo

  Maneki Neko tattoo 
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Mister Steve Byrne  gave me a new tattoo this weekend. You can see him there in the background.  It's a Maneki Neko, literally "beckoning cat" but more commonly called the "lucky cat", a common Japanese sculpture, often found in stores or other commercial establishments.  Generally it's believed the right paw raised brings money and the left hand raised brings customers, or people.  I have loved these cats for years, and when my cat Pearl died I decided to get a tattoo of a Maneki Neko with a pearl necklace to remember her by.
Photo by Julie.