This charming, bulbous item is a Japanese ceramic Maneki-neko, manufactured as a coin/piggy bank. It features distinctive dual-raised paws, which traditionally symbolize a double blessing: the right paw attracts wealth and fortune, while the left paw draws in customers or good relationships.
The cat wears a ruffled fabric collar with a small gold bell, an aesthetic signature of the famous Japanese craft line Nekosha Dorakudo Honpo (貓舍道樂堂本鋪). Painted on its belly is a vibrant takarabune (traditional Japanese treasure ship) flying a sail printed with the kanji for treasure (寶). It carries coral and a purple drawstring fortune pouch (fukubukurou).
It is roughly 30 years The Nekosha Dorakudo Honpo series was incredibly popular in Japan as collectible gifts and souvenirs throughout the late 1990s.
日本陶製招財貓存錢筒，圓滾滾的模樣相當討喜。雙手高舉，寓意雙重祝福：右手招財納福，左手招來顧客與良緣。
其頸繫荷葉邊布領巾，配有一枚金色小鈴鐺，這是日本知名工藝品牌「貓舍道樂堂本鋪」系列的標誌性設計。腹部彩繪一艘傳統寶船takarabune，揚起印有「寶」字的風帆，船上載有珊瑚與紫色束口福袋fukubukurou。
其約有30年歷史，貓舍道樂堂本鋪系列在1990年代末期在日本相當受歡迎，常作為收藏品或紀念品。
