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Sleeping Cat


眠り猫
Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Japanese
Meiji era
1885–89 (Meiji 18–22)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Uchiwa-e; 22.4 x 22.6 cm (8 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5570
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Kaikan sanjû shûnen kinen Kawanabe Kyôsai kinen bijutsukan cat. (2008), p. 122, #1027; Clark, Demon of Painting (1993), #95
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.5570 (fan), 47.47 (square, light background), 47.48 (square, dark background)
Signed Kyôsai
暁斎
Marks Artist's seal: Jokû
ProvenanceFormerly in the Sumitomo collection; June 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.