Engraved Maneki-Neko Oval Coin Tattoo

An engraved maneki-neko with a high raised paw, long cheek whiskers, fur-line shading and a blank oval coin braced against its belly, placed on the lower leg.

Style: Blackwork
Placement: Leg, Lower leg
Motif: Cat, Maneki neko
Good for: Sleeve
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About this design

What the design shows

A plump maneki-neko holds a tall oval coin against its belly while lifting one paw beside its right ear. The face uses closed crescent eyes, a dark nose, dotted cheeks, and long horizontal whiskers. Fine engraved strokes follow the forehead, ears, cheeks, chest, limbs, and haunches, creating a furry surface without colour fill. The ear interiors are the darkest areas, built from dense curved linework. A front paw hooks over the coin's top edge, and the other raised paw shows four separated toe marks. The coin itself remains unmarked but contains a soft field of diagonal engraving, enclosed by a double rim. The cat's wide feet hold the bottom of the shape. In the preview, this small engraved figure is upright on the front of the lower leg, around a palm and a half tall, with the coin pointing down toward the ankle.

In this design

engraved maneki-neko
raised paw
double-rim oval coin
long cheek whiskers
dark ear interiors
fur-line shading

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Placement

Placement and size

The preview puts the cat on the front of the lower leg, with the coin following the leg down toward the ankle. Palm-and-a-half height preserves the closely spaced engraving on the ears, coin, and chest. It can also sit on the outer forearm, upper arm, thigh, or broad calf. At a smaller scale, retain the double coin rim and face but thin the interior hatch lines; the dense ear grooves and diagonal coin strokes need the most room to stay separate.

Patchwork

Building it into a patchwork

The engraved texture makes this a medium-light detail piece with a strong rounded outline. It can fill a vertical gap between larger motifs, especially where its coin creates a clean lower direction. Pair it with a small key, a simple bell, or a tiny stitched star near the lower side. Keep a finger-width of bare skin around the whiskers and lifted paw. These projecting engraved edges give the piece its airy character inside a busier patchwork arrangement.

Small pieces that pair with it

A tiny engraved bell beside the lower coin edge
A small key placed below the right foot
Three stitched stars near the raised paw
A short curved thread line beside the left haunch

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep the coin unmarked and preserve its double rim when adding the diagonal engraving.
02Use curved fur strokes on the cheeks and chest rather than one uniform hatch direction.
03Check the raised paw toe marks remain clear of the ear outline.
04Reduce interior engraving before reducing the cat's outer contour if the client requests a smaller size.

Made and reviewed

How this design was made

Design: Generated with AI image tools under our direction, then reviewed by the Patchwork Tattoos team: a readable outline, the same design in the clean and on-skin views, and a reviewed Builder piece.
Page notes: Written from the clean design and the on-skin preview of this exact design, then checked against both pictures.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-03
Your tattoo: A concept for planning. Your artist will redraw it for your skin, placement and size, so the finished tattoo will differ from the image.
License: Free to download and use as the reference for your own tattoo and to share with your artist. Selling the file or republishing it in a collection is not allowed.

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