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UKIYO-E
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK
ART PRINT

A Woman and a Cat (Neko to Josei 猫と女性) by Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793–94.

A cat playing with a piece of fabric is a common trope in the ukiyo-e genre, and more often than not it is an allusion to a scene with Onna San no Miya, the "Third Princess" in "The Tale of Genji", where the playful cat accidentally parted the curtain and revealed a princess behind it, making the handsome Kashiwagi (son of Genji's friend) catch a glimpse of her and immediately fall in love.

In this charming scene a young woman is folding a length of printed gossamer silk, its different levels of translucence skillfully rendered by the master.
The cat doesn't even need to pull on the fabric to reveal the charms of the beautiful seamstress - her robes slip off one shoulder, provocatively, yet innocently, as she is distracted by the antics of her little cat ♡

★ 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 350gsm 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/1176446962

(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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