Japanese Ukiyo-e Art Print Poster Woodblock Wall Art Utagawa Kuniyoshi Cats Tokaido Tattoo Beautiful Cute Funny Neko Japan Calligraphy A3

UKIYO-E
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK
ART PRINT

"Cats Suggested As The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō" (猫飼好五十三疋) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850.
(center and right part of the triptych)

This print is a playful spoof on Hiroshige's "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō"(1833–34), an impressive best-seller of the genre, enough so that even a decade on this ukiyo-e cat-pun print was still relevant!
Whilst Hiroshige's works captured every post station of the Tōkaidō ('Eastern Sea Road') through various landscapes, Utagawa Kuniyoshi goes straight for wordplay and puns on the names of the stations, representing them with cats and their antics. The wordplay subtleties might be lost on a non-Japanese speakers, the cats can be certainly appreciated by anyone (♡∀♡●)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi was a great cat-lover and it was said that he always had his studio full of cats, apparently he could even be often seen working with a kitten or a cat snuggled in his kimono. If we could we all would! ♡

★ Reproduced from an archive image, respectfully and lovingly restored and enhanced digitally, to remove the non-artistic blemishes and colour fading.

★ A3 print, 297mm x 420mm. (Interior images are shown for styling and illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.)

★ Printed in England on a 200gsm Eucalyptus paper, made from eucalyptus pulp from sustainable sources. It is brilliant white and smooth and Eco printed with high pigment environmentally-friendly toners.

★ Supplied unframed, carefully rolled and packed with tissue paper in a strong cardboard tube for safe transit.

FRAMED / READY-TO-HANG LISTING ALSO AVAILABLE here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1023742397

(Interior images are shown for styling and illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.)

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