LARGE 23" JAPANESE CERAMIC MANEKI NEKO LUCKY CAT GOLD COLORED COIN BANK

Description

offered is a large (23" actual height) high ceramic Maneki Neko lucky cat coin bank in very good condition. only some minor scuffs and scrapes on the body. heavy, weighs app 20lbs. i purchased this cat at a local estate sale here in Santa Barbara and was told that it had been given to the woman who lived there by a friend who had worked in the art department at Universal studios and that the cat was somehow connected to the movie, The Cat in the Hat, though i watched the movie and the cat does NOT appear anywhere in the movie and there is NO provenance to support this story. please see all photos for condition.
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