Maneki-neko tattoo on leg (Source).
Surely you have seen in oriental shops and restaurants this adorable furry greeting you from the entrance. It's the Maneki-neko.
If you like oriental tattoos and want to attract luck, you may be attracted to these maneki-neko tattoo designs, cat Japanese that moves the paw up and down to attract good luck.
A kitten of legend
Maneki-neko tattoo on the foot (Source).
If you want to make a maneki-neko tattoo, you have to know that it is associated with various legends as adorable as him. In one of the best known, it is said that a old bankrupt store owner found a stray cat half starved. The old man caught the cat and saved him giving him food and drink and putting a blanket in front of the brazier.
When the cat recovered, as a thank you, sat in front of the store. Little by little, customers were arriving and, over time, the old man's store became very prosperous.
Meanings of the Maneki-neko
A Maneki-neko with the two legs raised will protect your house or your establishment (Source).
Now that you know the legend, it's time for you to consider how to get the tattoo. And it is that the Maneki-neko is the cat of a thousand forms: its meaning will depend on the leg position and color.
If you have the right leg raised, it is said to attract money and prosperity. Yes, it's hand, it will attract visitors (and the higher you lift it, the further its influence will go). If you have the two raised legs, will protect the home or establishment.
A golden Maneki-neko.
As we said, the color it also influences its meaning. It is said that the Maneki-neko blancos they represent purity; the golden and the silver ones, luck in business; the black avoid bad luck and attract happiness and tricolor (orange, black and white, the rarest to find in the West) attracts the fortune of travelers.
The maneki-neko tattoos, well, they are tremendously beautiful, in addition to attract good fortune. And you, do you have a tattoo like this? Tell us!