ラーメン. 招き猫. Same lucky cat. Completely different energy.
Where its companion print is all atmosphere and texture, this one strips everything back to the essentials — navy blue, red and cream, the classic palette of Japanese woodblock printing deployed with graphic confidence. The Maneki-neko sits in its ramen bowl with one paw raised in greeting and one wielding chopsticks, the bell collar detail immaculate, the line work clean enough to have been carved from a woodblock by someone who really knew what they were doing.
The bold red kanji framing top and bottom — ラーメン above, 招き猫 below — gives it the typographic authority of a vintage Japanese product poster. It is, in the best possible sense, exactly what it looks like: a great print that knows precisely what it is.
Luck, noodles, and extremely good design. In that order.
This art print is unframed. Frame is not included; images show framing for presentation purposes only.
Print details
• Museum-quality giclée art print/unframed
• Printed on premium Japanese heavyweight paper
• Matte finish to reduce glare
• Unframed
