Feline fortune

There's a comprehensive account of maneki nekos at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko

Picture of Goddess of Mercy too should have been shown before whom thousands of maneki-neko are displayed at Gotoku temple in Tokyo. In our country too, we have goddess of wealth - Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess of wisdom -Goddess Saraswati , both worshipped by millions of people in the country with full respect and devotion.

very CATatonic looking figurines

Jonathan - great eyesight to see they are all right handed. Is there a significance in which paw they have raised?

Why the cat, you ask? (Neko means cat in Japanese) Because cats are often seen cleaning their face with its paw, which gesture looks similar to a human beckoning someone to come over/closer. Reason we don't make any "maneki-inu" (dog) is because all we ever see them do is lick their friggin' ba--s in public. あっ、ごめんなさい！

Interesting - they're all right handed ones!