Posted 9 years ago
ho2cultcha
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I'm always finding these little mother animals w/ babies on chains! who made them? this one seems a bit older than most. At first i thought it was just a cat w/ kittens, but then i realized that it's a manx cat w/ kittens! we had one when i was little and they are strange cats! they have very long backlegs and hop around - almost like rabbits.
here's another one i posted a while back: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/75386-funny-green-dog-w-two-green-pups
They are weird cats for sure - like you say, long long back legs.
I know that the Japanese produced a lot of these "chained" sets but whether others did also I don't know,
Sweet kiddies !!! Agree with Karen -- Lots of Japan ones
https://www.google.ca/search?q=vintage+japan+ceramic+bobcats+chained&espv=2&biw=1024&bih=677&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIx5fkz-zDyAIVBaOICh0-ggkA#tbm=isch&q=vintage+japan+ceramic+cats+chained
..most likely a MANX cat like you said.....
Bobcats have short tails too --BUT I DO NOT THINK they would have a ribbon around their necks like these do......LOL. Just saying when I looked at the pic, first I thought of Bobcats......DOH
http://i.pbase.com/o6/35/761835/1/76638011.w8ouZMAZ.BobcatKit.jpg
thank you racer4four and antiquerose! this is a pretty good piece. there are people who love all things manx out there and this is pretty old and unique.
The chained sets were made as carnival prizes, mostly, ho2cultcha. I have a set myself, can't remember now exactly, but I think they were skunks! :))
thank you katherinescollections! that makes sense. did you see my other ones posted on cw?
I saw one set on your page, do you have others?
here: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/75386-funny-green-dog-w-two-green-pups