<Li> a promissory note that represents trust or confidence; </Li> <Li> a big belly that symbolizes bold and calm decisiveness; and </Li> <Li> a friendly smile . </Li> <P> The statues available all over Japan of the tanuki are Shigaraki ware, a style of pottery long associated with tanuki imagery . According to Alice Gordenker, the modern version of the tanuki was developed by a potter named Tetsuzo Fujiwara, who moved to Shiga Prefecture in 1936 and whose pottery was admired even by the emperor . </P>

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