This is a sequel to Maneki-neko 招き猫 (Part I) where I have mentioned acquiring two porcelain fortune cats, namely a male & female.
Shortly after purchasing this cat couple and placing them on top of our shoe cabinet, I had been wanting to stop at just 2 relatively large fortune cats (19 cm & above) to avoid clutter in our home.
As you could see from the photograph above, I bought another she-cat.
She comes with certification. Apart from the certificate, there are no serial numbers identifying the cat and no engravings that gives rise to any indication that it's made in Japan.
Bearing in mind that I am new to the world of fortune cats, I am ignorant where accreditations & authentications of such products are concerned.
The bottom of the cat looks like this with a red stamp that's embossed onto the white porcelain:
* (I kept the fortune cat in the box that came with it after a tired day of photography & am simply too lazy to bring it out again. As such, I used the photograph that had been sent to me on iphone by seller during the negotiating process prior to purchase.)
Nevertheless, I am a willing buyer whose happy with my purchase. And the seller, Serene, is a personable & approachable young lady whose a very young & budding entrepreneur.
For those of you who are willing to pay more for fortune cats, please touch base with Serene at the following link:
http://www.olx.com.sg/japanese-fortune-cat-iid-309181135
For easy reference, I would refer to this she-cat as Sakura since she is adorned with Sakura embellishments from top to toe.
Despite being a display set, she's in great condition. The 2 huge jingle bells are also looking good without any tarnishing that's visible to myself & Hubby Dearest. She's definitely a worthy addition to the family.
Sakura's body is pretty well-made but smaller built as compared to Peony. Weight-wise, she is also heavier than Koban though lighter than Peony.
Like in Peony & Koban's case, Sakura came to us with a quintessential accessory - a cushion pillow for her to sit on. While I didn't notice any difference to the fabric between her pillow & that of Peony's, Sakura's was larger & thicker as I guess that there's more polyfill found in there.
Sewing for Sakura's pillow differed too. The centre of her fat pillow had a depression made using a bunch of red threads that were tied into a dead knot (right at the top) where Sakura would be sitting on. Please refer to the photographs for illustrations.
If I do a comparison of Sakura & Peony by placing them side by side, I could see an obvious difference to the colour tone of white porcelain.
Sakura looked really white whereas Peony's white porcelain had a creamy tone to it. Sakura seemed to "glow" a lot more in her pristine coat of white porcelain even though Peony had a thicker glaze painted over her body.
I had tried my best to capture this colour difference between the white porcelain for both she-cats in this photograph but the difference is a lot more obvious in reality:
Let's take a closer look at the embellishments that are found on Sakura.
Bells
The huge jingle bells that Sakura are carrying are characterised by a double-bladed oar-like opening at the base but you could see that they were heart-shaped holes.
* (the red cord strings were a different type from Peony's too when comparisons are made)
There are such cats with similar representations as Sakura, holding onto large jingle bells with the same heart-shaped openings at the base.
In Peony's case, hers didn't come with such heart-shaped holes at the bottom of bell.
Sakura Blossoms
Not unlike in Peony's case, Sakura's head is adorned with flowers depicting Sakura flowers too. The difference is that flowers made of dark pink fabric & white plastic stigmas which are rolled into a miniature bouquet using white paper tape. It was completed with a little bow made of gold-coloured thread.
Sakura does look gorgeous with the sakura blossoms atop her head.
As her name has suggested, she has many Sakura-themed embellishments which are shown clearly in this photograph.
However, I do not have any idea what that bunch of willow-like flowers are & what they represent. They look nice on Sakura though!
I see similar auspicious intricacies at the back of Sakura & they are similar to those of Peony's. However, the colouring on these symbols on Sakura are a lot more vibrant & saturated in terms of colour tone.
I loved how the yellow flower is protruding right above Sakura's fleshy short tail. It reminded me of a bustled gown worn by ladies during the Victorian era.
Given that my flat isn't large enough to make way for too many fortune cats, I had been telling myself that Sakura would be the last cat I am getting for ourselves.
As the saying goes that two's a company, three's a crowd ... Or is three's a charm?
Anyways, I displayed both Peony & Koban side by side on top of the shoe cabinet. Aren't they cute? Kawaii!
Sakura is still kept away in the box that came with it when I bought from the seller. My home is a very dusty place that's subject to "desert storms". As such, I'm saving her for our new home which hopefully wouldn't be that dusty as our current home.
Perhaps I will remain a passive buyer of miniature fortune cats in the near future. But let's keep it a secret from Hubby Dearest whose hot after my heels for adopting so many fortune cats within such a short span of time. Shhhhh ... :D
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Shortly after purchasing this cat couple and placing them on top of our shoe cabinet, I had been wanting to stop at just 2 relatively large fortune cats (19 cm & above) to avoid clutter in our home.
However, I couldn't resist this purchase when I came across such a cute lil' cat & ended up buying a supposedly up-market version of fortune cat which came with a certification.
I am happy with my purchase even though the seller has mentioned to me that it was a display set & I proudly present this new addition to our humble family of fortune cats.
As you could see from the photograph above, I bought another she-cat.
She comes with certification. Apart from the certificate, there are no serial numbers identifying the cat and no engravings that gives rise to any indication that it's made in Japan.
Bearing in mind that I am new to the world of fortune cats, I am ignorant where accreditations & authentications of such products are concerned.
The bottom of the cat looks like this with a red stamp that's embossed onto the white porcelain:
Nevertheless, I am a willing buyer whose happy with my purchase. And the seller, Serene, is a personable & approachable young lady whose a very young & budding entrepreneur.
For those of you who are willing to pay more for fortune cats, please touch base with Serene at the following link:
http://www.olx.com.sg/japanese-fortune-cat-iid-309181135
For easy reference, I would refer to this she-cat as Sakura since she is adorned with Sakura embellishments from top to toe.
Despite being a display set, she's in great condition. The 2 huge jingle bells are also looking good without any tarnishing that's visible to myself & Hubby Dearest. She's definitely a worthy addition to the family.
Like in Peony & Koban's case, Sakura came to us with a quintessential accessory - a cushion pillow for her to sit on. While I didn't notice any difference to the fabric between her pillow & that of Peony's, Sakura's was larger & thicker as I guess that there's more polyfill found in there.
Sewing for Sakura's pillow differed too. The centre of her fat pillow had a depression made using a bunch of red threads that were tied into a dead knot (right at the top) where Sakura would be sitting on. Please refer to the photographs for illustrations.
If I do a comparison of Sakura & Peony by placing them side by side, I could see an obvious difference to the colour tone of white porcelain.
Sakura looked really white whereas Peony's white porcelain had a creamy tone to it. Sakura seemed to "glow" a lot more in her pristine coat of white porcelain even though Peony had a thicker glaze painted over her body.
I had tried my best to capture this colour difference between the white porcelain for both she-cats in this photograph but the difference is a lot more obvious in reality:
Let's take a closer look at the embellishments that are found on Sakura.
Bells
The huge jingle bells that Sakura are carrying are characterised by a double-bladed oar-like opening at the base but you could see that they were heart-shaped holes.
* (the red cord strings were a different type from Peony's too when comparisons are made)
There are such cats with similar representations as Sakura, holding onto large jingle bells with the same heart-shaped openings at the base.
In Peony's case, hers didn't come with such heart-shaped holes at the bottom of bell.
Sakura Blossoms
Not unlike in Peony's case, Sakura's head is adorned with flowers depicting Sakura flowers too. The difference is that flowers made of dark pink fabric & white plastic stigmas which are rolled into a miniature bouquet using white paper tape. It was completed with a little bow made of gold-coloured thread.
Sakura does look gorgeous with the sakura blossoms atop her head.
As her name has suggested, she has many Sakura-themed embellishments which are shown clearly in this photograph.
However, I do not have any idea what that bunch of willow-like flowers are & what they represent. They look nice on Sakura though!
I see similar auspicious intricacies at the back of Sakura & they are similar to those of Peony's. However, the colouring on these symbols on Sakura are a lot more vibrant & saturated in terms of colour tone.
I loved how the yellow flower is protruding right above Sakura's fleshy short tail. It reminded me of a bustled gown worn by ladies during the Victorian era.
Given that my flat isn't large enough to make way for too many fortune cats, I had been telling myself that Sakura would be the last cat I am getting for ourselves.
As the saying goes that two's a company, three's a crowd ... Or is three's a charm?
Anyways, I displayed both Peony & Koban side by side on top of the shoe cabinet. Aren't they cute? Kawaii!
Sakura is still kept away in the box that came with it when I bought from the seller. My home is a very dusty place that's subject to "desert storms". As such, I'm saving her for our new home which hopefully wouldn't be that dusty as our current home.
Perhaps I will remain a passive buyer of miniature fortune cats in the near future. But let's keep it a secret from Hubby Dearest whose hot after my heels for adopting so many fortune cats within such a short span of time. Shhhhh ... :D
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Disclaimer:
Kindly note that this blogging article is created strictly for the purpose of sharing my humble & objective views of products sold by the seller.
I am not affiliated to the seller mentioned in this blogging entry.
Reader's discretion is therefore sought when viewing this thread and making any purchases from the seller.
Thank you for your kind understanding.
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