Yashima Gakutei | Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
三味線の調弦 <br/>Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection Artist: Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: mid- 1820s Culture: Japan Medium: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper Dimensions: 8 3/16 x 7 5/16 in. (20.8 x 18.6 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 Accession Number: JP2339
Netsuke of Two Cats | Japan | Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Netsuke of Two Cats Date: 19th century Culture: Japan Medium: Wood Dimensions: 2 x 1 5/8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) Classification: Netsuke Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910 Accession Number: 10.211.2035
Utagawa Kuniyoshi | Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: ca. 1850 Culture: Japan Medium: Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper Dimensions: A: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm) B: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1929 Accession Number: JP1563
Oide Tōkō | Cat Watching a Spider | Japan | Meiji period (1868–1912) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
猫に蜘蛛図 <br/>Cat Watching a Spider Artist: Ōide Tōkō (Japanese, 1841–1905) Period: Meiji period (1868–1912) Date: ca. 1888–92 Culture: Japan Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 11 in. (37.5 x 27.9 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914 Accession Number: 14.76.61.73
Kubo Shunman | Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Books from Kanazawa Library” (Kanazawa Bunko) and “Foreign Cat of Shōmyōji Temple” (Shōmyōji no kara neko), from the series History of Kamakura (Kamakura shi) | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Books from Kanazawa Library” (Kanazawa Bunko) and “Foreign Cat of Shōmyōji Temple” (Shōmyōji no kara neko), from the series History of Kamakura (Kamakura shi) Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: early to mid-1810s Culture: Japan Medium: Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 7 3/16 in. (19.5 x 18.3 cm) Classification: Prints Credi
Torii Kiyohiro | Woman Seated Holding a Cat | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Woman Seated Holding a Cat Artist: Torii Kiyohiro (Japanese, active ca. 1737–1766) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: ca. 1755 Culture: Japan Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper Dimensions: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949 Accession Number: JP3089
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