I wanted to do a close up on the white cat that had a Hyotan with the depiction of Fukurokuju from my son's  skylyn picture I finished last night ( link here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18861360/ ). I love doing the simple sketch drawings on the Hyotan with Fukurokuju. As you can see here he visiting his friend the Crane in it's home lake. On the Hyotan in kenji is Fukurokuju name on the gourd.

Just in case you are not familiar with what a Maneki - Neko is all about , I will translate what they mean in this pose:

Right Paw raised
inviting money and good fortune.

Both Paws raised
protecting home or business.

Bell (silver or gold)
brings good fortune

White Cat
purity, positive things to come.

Green Cat
sometimes health or educations/studies.

Carp:
strength, courage and determination

Crystal ball, gem or a marble:
can often be found in the paws of more modern Maneki Nekos. While there is no specific meaning assigned to this item, it could easily be indicating wealth (in the form of a valuable gem), wisdom (in the form of a crystal ball used by psychics and mystics) or simply intended as decoration with no real symbolism behind it at all.

Hyotan is a hollowed out dried gourd in which Sake (Rice Wine) and other beverages were traditionally kept. Fukurokuju the god of wisdom and longevity, is one of the seven lucky gods of Japan. He is frequently posed with a hyotan drinking vessel, which may have led to their being associated with luck. Gourds in general are also considered to be good luck, which may contribute to Hyotan appearing in the paws of Maneki Neko.

Here is another depiction of the god Fukurokuju on the Hyotan. A popular deity of wealth, fuku 福, happiness, roku 禄, and longevity, ju 寿, and also associated with the Southern Pole Star, nankyokusei 南極星. The origin of the god may lie in the story by Yangzheng (Jp: Yousei 陽城), advisor to Emperor Wu (Jp: Butei 武帝, 464-549) of the Liang dynasty, which holds that Fukurokuju counseled the emperor to end conscription of slaves from a certain province and thus earned the reputation as a god of happiness in the region. An auspicious subject in Chinese and Japanese painting, he is usually accompanied by a bat and tortoise, and occasionally a stag with a small body and elongated bald head, Fukurokuju is often confused with *Juroujin 寿老人, but can be differentiated by the animals shown with him. Fukurokuju is included among the seven gods of good fortune.
.( this paragraph was found here :http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/.....fukurokuju.htm )

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