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Title : Cats on the Roof
Artist : Toyohara Chikanobu
Date : 1899
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Description : Title Cats on the Roof Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Signature yoshu Chikanobu Seal yoshu Dated 1899 Period Meiji Publisher Matsuki Heikichi Impression excellent ... cats' fur and cartouche embossed, crisp thin lines Colors excellent ... lacquer Condition very good ... full margined, lower right margins somewhat soiled, corners repaired, two horizontal creases on the top margin, Rating 2 = very good Description "Setsu Getsu Ka" (The Snow, the Moon, the Flower) The Moon: One tom-cat winks at a female cat on a roof. The misty moon and a beauty look on. Unlike the western cats, Japanese domestic cats have very short tails (Bob Tails) as depicted in this print. Format Oban tate-e Width 10.0 inches = 25.5 cm Height 14.8 inches = 37.5 cm
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