What does this mean? 波 斯産 "吾輩 は 波 斯産 の 猫 の ごとく黄..." "...違う 吾輩 は 波 斯産 の 猫 の ごとく..."

What does this mean? 波 斯産
“吾輩 は 波 斯産 の 猫 の ごとく黄…”
“…違う 吾輩 は 波 斯産 の 猫 の ごとく…”

Could it be ?

波 斯 = Persia
and
産 = native of

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Btw, Sōseki Project is a great resource for getting through Soseki. Looks like they have the first chapter of I am a Cat uploaded.
Sōseki Project - I am a Cat - Chapter 1

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Thank you! Before joining link I just happened to have purchased Breaking into Japanese Literature, which also has stories by Natsume Souseki, so it’s cool to see his stories here on Link too!