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Asian Greeting Card featuring the painting The Legend of Maneki-neko by M Spadecaller

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The Legend of Maneki-neko Greeting Card

M Spadecaller

by M Spadecaller

$6.95

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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.

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The significance of the cherry blossom tree and the lucky cat in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. The cherry blossom represents... more

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Artist's Description

The significance of the cherry blossom tree and the lucky cat in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. The cherry blossom represents fragility and beauty. Each year the brilliant cherry blossom trees bloom briefly reminding us that life is overwhelmingly beautiful and tragically short.

Today in Tokyo, there is a temple known as Goutokuji, which is dedicated to cats. Legend has it that Goutokuji, is protected by Maneki-neko, a folklore cat.
The legend of Maneki-neko can be traced back to when the Goutokuji was a Buddhist monastery. The monastery was low on money and food, as the story goes. The monks at the temple always made sure that their cat named Tama always had food. One day the Lord of Hikone, Naotaka Ii, was passing the monastery when he noticed Tama, who was sitting at the front of the monastery, beckoning him. Naotaka followed the cat in to the temple and immediately a bolt of lightning struck the place where he had been standing. The cat saved the Lord...

About M Spadecaller

M Spadecaller

Spadecaller is an experienced traditional artist, who creates original hand-painted digital images and photo composite artworks. In the late fifties at eight years old, Spadecaller started formal training in traditional oil painting.Through considerable personal sacrifice, his mother nurtured his artistic talents and provided him with the tools to launch his creative journey. Spadecaller attended The School of Visual Arts in New York City (1970-71), and during the 70's up until the late 80's, he exhibited acrylic and oils in Montreal and New York. Due to the onset of chronic illness in the late nineties and with the advent of image editing software, he turned to creating digital hand painted images and photographic art. Artwork by...

 

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