Product Description
The BE@RBRICK Beckoning Cat Phosphorescent 1000% in Red is a full-scale large-format BE@RBRICK produced by Medicom Toy in collaboration with the Maneki-neko beckoning cat tradition, standing approximately 70 centimeters tall as a display art object that applies the Phosphorescent material treatment to the iconic red beckoning cat colorway, making this one of the most visually dramatic and most culturally layered BE@RBRICKs in the large-format collectible category due to the combination of the Maneki-neko's auspicious cultural significance and the phosphorescent material's ability to absorb light and emit a visible glow in darkness. The Maneki-neko, or beckoning cat, is one of the most widely recognized symbols in Japanese and East Asian commercial and residential culture, traditionally displayed in shops, restaurants, and homes with one paw raised in a beckoning gesture believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and customers, with red Maneki-neko specifically associated with protection from evil and good health in traditional Japanese folk belief, making the Red colorway the most culturally specific and symbolically loaded of the Beckoning Cat BE@RBRICK range. The Phosphorescent material treatment goes beyond simple paint application by using a material compound that produces genuine glow-in-the-dark luminescence, creating a display object that changes its visual character entirely between lit environments where the red is dominant and darkened environments where the phosphorescent glow reveals a completely different aesthetic dimension of the piece.
The 1000% scale is BE@RBRICK's largest standard production size and represents the format's highest-end collectible tier, displayed in homes, galleries, offices, and retail spaces as an art object rather than a handled toy, and the Beckoning Cat 1000% Phosphorescent Red commands a price premium within the 1000% category that reflects both the material complexity of the phosphorescent compound and the cultural resonance of applying the Maneki-neko subject to BE@RBRICK's most prestigious scale. Medicom Toy produced the Beckoning Cat Phosphorescent 1000% in multiple colorways across the Maneki-neko's traditional color range, with Red standing as the most iconic and most immediately recognizable expression of the beckoning cat's traditional Japanese commercial display context. Released October 1, 2022 at $268 retail through Medicom Toy's authorized distribution channels and select Japanese and international collectibles retailers.
The Bearbrick Beckoning Cat Phosphorescent 1000 Red was released on October 1, 2022 with a retail price of $268.
