http://collections.mfa.org/collections/315262/objects/rdfMFA Images: Cats and Dogshttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1124972/resize%3Aformat%3Dfullhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/917901/resize%3Aformat%3DfullActor Ichikawa Udanji I as the Courtesan Michinoku (Ōshū)1873 (Meiji 6), FebruaryIchiyōtei YoshitakiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color and metallic pigment on paperPlay: Keisei Nazuna no Sekku (Courtesans at the Festival of Spring Flowers)Theater: Kado市川右団次は、四代市川小団次の子で、三代市川市蔵（いちかわいちぞう）、二代尾上多見蔵（おのえたみぞう）に引き立てられ、明治期、関西の大立者（おおだてもの）となる。 -- 武藤　純子Khttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/459943/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/964643/resize%3Aformat%3DfullActor Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke1847 (Kōka 4), 7th monthUtagawa KuniyoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperCenter sheet of incomplete triptych.Play: Onoe Kikugorô Ichidai BanashiTheater: Ichimura尾上梅寿一代噺（ おのえきくごろういちだいばなし）市村http://collections.mfa.org/objects/253685/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965255/resize%3Aformat%3DfullActors Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Kiso Yoshinaka (R), Arashi Sangorō III as Saigyō Hōshi (C) and Iwai Hanshirō V as Utsushie-hime (L)1815 (Bunka 12), 1st monthUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperTriptych: 11.22203 (center), 11.22204 (left), 11.22205 (right)Sheets are attached out of order; sheet shown at left (Danjūrō as Yoshinaka) should be at right.Play: Zōho Fujimi SaigyōTheater: Ichimura増補富士見西行（ぞうほふじみさいぎょう）市村http://collections.mfa.org/objects/509456/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/927331/resize%3Aformat%3DfullActors Ichikawa Udanji I as the Ghost (Rei) of Michinoku (Ōshū) (R) and Kataoka Shōtarō as Kochō no Mae (L), in Keisei Nazuna no Sekku1873 (Meiji 6), FebruaryIchiyōtei YoshitakiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with embossingPlay: Keisei Nazuna no Sekku (Courtesans at the Festival of Spring Flowers)Theater: Kadoけいせい薺佳節（けいせいなづなのせっく）角http://collections.mfa.org/objects/460821/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/977582/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAct VII (Shichidanme), from the series Matched Pictures for The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Ekyôdai Chûshingura)1830sUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperThe complete series, not in order: 11.42304 to 11.42314.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/476289/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965936/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAmulet in the form of a cat1550–1295 B.C.Glazed steatiteRecumbent cat of green glaze, couched on small rectangle inscribed as in sketch on under side.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/138481/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/961157/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAmulet of a catFaienceFaience; yellow green; slight glaze; tips of ears broken off; ring at back.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/136747/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1592098/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAmulet of a catFaienceFaience, bright yellow green and uniform in color; without glaze and somewhat incrusted.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/137074/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/879533/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAmulet of a cat1550–30 B.C.FaienceFaience; pale blue; stripe of green on base; smooth surface; figure of cat with left ear broken off; suspension ring at back of neck.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/137162/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1318874/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAmulet of a cat743–712 B.C.Dolomitic marbleGreenish-gray marble. Left ear missing. Hole in back of neck for metal suspension ring.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/143571/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/848853/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAmulet of Anubis30 B.C.–A.D 364FaienceBrilliant blue-green glaze; couchant figure of jackal, (Anubis), with one ear broken.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/137848/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/845661/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAmulet of Sekhmet664–653 B.C.FaiencePendant fragment of a feline-headed goddess wearing a sun disk and broad collar.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/356237/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/703060/resize%3Aformat%3DfullArno1839Horatio GreenoughMarblehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/40702/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/916885/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAsakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival (Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi môde), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)1857 (Ansei 4), 11th monthUtagawa Hiroshige IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperNo. 101 (winter section) on the title page for the series.MFA impressions: 11.36876.65, 11.45668, 18.26, 21.9503冬の部。遊女屋の一室。猫の座る格子窓より浅草裏田圃（うらたんぼ）の鷲（おおとり）神社の酉の町（市）へ詣でる人々の列を描く。市は11月の酉の日に行われ、縁起物の熊手や八つ頭芋を求める人で賑わった。図の左下には土産らしい熊手の形の簪が置かれている。 -- 藤澤紫Ｋhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/237122/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/924325/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBlack Cat on a Chairafter 1850Andrew L. von WittkampOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/33239/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1018319/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBoar Huntabout 1625–30Frans SnydersOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/31577/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1494346/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBoy with a Catabout 1845Unidentified artist, American, mid-19th centuryOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/34427/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/861717/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBronze cat305–30 B.C.BronzeSeated cat figurine of bronze with some areas well polished. Some indications of bronze disease. One ear is particularly corroded. Shape includes cylindrical peg for attachment.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/136617/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/989352/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Nazorae Rokkasen)1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/477102/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/917298/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCalculating1844Thomas HicksOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/33731/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/933526/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCalligraphy, by Chinzan (top right), Daikoku and Mice Playing Tag with a Cat, by Kyôsai (top left); Naval Landing Party, by Hiroshige (bottom); from an untitled harimaze series1878 (Meiji 11), June 7Ōnuma ChinzanWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/461886/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/924955/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat and Butterflymid 19th centuryMori KansaiHanging scroll; ink and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/25144/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/974228/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat and Peoniesabout 1800s–early 1810sIzumi Morikazu (Jukōtei Mekichi)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/177488/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/848307/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat at Night (Yoru no neko) from Nikkan ehagakiHôgaiColor lithograph; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/413088/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/587931/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat head760–343 B.C.WoodCat head made of a soft wood. It is much worn. There are holes for inlaid eyes.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/130612/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/749516/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat Hunting a Ratdated 1877 (Meiji 10)Isseisai ToshikazuHanging scroll; ink and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/26586/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/929600/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCats Frightened by Toy Dog (above); Cat Using Mousetrap (below); from the series The War of Cats and Mice (Neko nezumi kassen)1859 (Ansei 6), 9th monthTsukioka YoshitoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperThree prints from the set, possibly a triptych: 11.37779, 11.37780, 11.37781http://collections.mfa.org/objects/462453/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1825172/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat SleepingCornelis VisscherEngravinghttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/108910/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1312961/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Cats' Rendezvous1868Edouard ManetCrayon lithographPossibly a proof for the posterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/92887/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/929601/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCats Tempted by a Delicious Smell (above); Mice Eating While Cat Sleeps (below); from the series The War of Cats and Mice (Neko nezumi kassen)1859 (Ansei 6), 9th monthTsukioka YoshitoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperThree prints from the set, possibly a triptych: 11.37779, 11.37780, 11.37781http://collections.mfa.org/objects/462454/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/848537/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat with a Cricket with a Haiku Poem from Nikkan ehagakiArtist unidentified, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/413267/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/929602/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCat with Head in Bag (above); Cats Attacking Mice (below); from the series The War of Cats and Mice (Neko nezumi kassen)1859 (Ansei 6), 9th monthTsukioka YoshitoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperThree prints from the set, possibly a triptych: 11.37779, 11.37780, 11.37781http://collections.mfa.org/objects/462455/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/917039/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCh. 35, Wakana no ge, from the series The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji (Ima Genji nishiki-e awase)1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 2nd monthUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions, all with number in circle: 01.5694, 11.20788, 11.20871, 11.20938, 2011.975.35, 2019.1977.11 (Iseya ed.)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/179458/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/970147/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCh. 50, Azumaya, from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshû yojô) [pun on The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji gojûyojô)]1858 (Ansei 5), 12th monthUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 00.1852a-b, 11.29851-2http://collections.mfa.org/objects/191249/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/782520/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLes Chats1902Théophile-Alexandre SteinlenColor lithograph printed in gray-green, black and peach inkIllustration to the article Sur Les Chats (On Cats) by Jacques Dalbray, published in L’Illustration, March 1902.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/165960/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/983268/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCherry Blossoms at Genji's Rokujô Mansion (Genji Rokujô no hana)1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 12th monthUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 00.761 (left sheet only), 11.15169VR (11.15169, 11.15178, 11.15233), 11.43490a-c, *11.45114a-c (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.45367 (right sheet only; deaccessioned in 2019)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/477471/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/962175/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCherry Blossoms at Genji's Rokujô Mansion (Genji Rokujô no hana)1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 12th monthUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperTriptych: 11.15169 (center), 11.15178 (left), 11.15233 (right)MFA impressions: 00.761 (left sheet only), 11.15169VR (11.15169, 11.15178, 11.15233), 11.43490a-c, *11.45114a-c (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.45367 (right sheet only; deaccessioned in 2019)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/500279/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1052341/resize%3Aformat%3DfullChildren with Cat and Mouseabout 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/212265/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/782476/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Christmas Tree, illustration for The Christmas Letterabout 1905–07Wuanita SmithBlack chalk, red and black wash on illustration boardChildren's book illustration for The Christmas Letterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/264420/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1174631/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCivets, Pine Tree, Birds, and Flowersmid-16th centuryKano UtanosukeSix-panel folding screen; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/25931/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1008925/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCollection of the Chat Noir1898Théophile-Alexandre SteinlenPoster, color lithograph printed in black and redPoster advertising the sale of the contents of the Chat Noir cabarethttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/348741/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/978922/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCourtesan Playing with a Dogabout Kanbun era (1661–73)Artist unknown, JapanesePanel; ink, color, and gold on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/24226/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/944544/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCourtesan with Cat on Leashabout 1725 (Kyōhō 10)Okumura MasanobuWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied colorhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/233446/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/925550/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Daughter of Dainagon Yukinari, from the series Lives of Wise and Heroic Women (Kenjo reppu den)about 1842–43 (Tenpō 13–14)Utagawa KuniyoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/208491/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/849072/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDog amulet7th–4th century B.C.BronzeAmulet, in the form of an animal (dog?). Green patina. Suspension ring on back of neck.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/244559/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/804505/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDog Barking at the MoonSugiura HisuiColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/394531/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1032460/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDog in Mourning1870Henry BaconOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/34520/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1808303/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDogsRichard GaywoodEtching, etc.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/77896/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/773161/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDouble-sided votive relief305–30 B.C.LimestoneAlthough hundreds of relief plaques have survived from the Ptolemaic Dynasty, few are as fine and interesting as this one, decorated on both sides. The modeling of the cat is unusually bold and almost three-dimensional. Although it is widely regarded as the most Egyptian of animals, the sacred cat was a fairly late development in Egyptian religion, beginning about 1000 B.C., when the female of the species was identified with the goddess Bastet (formerly a lioness). She is ornamented with a necklace of cowrie shells, symbols of fertility, and a pendant in the form of the eye of Horus.The ram-headed deity on the other side may be Khnum, the creator god that formed humankind from Nile clay, Harsaphes, or any of a number of Egyptian ram-gods all represented in the same fashion. He has a triangular depression beneath the chin meant to receive an inlay for a divine beard, and two pairs of long, upward-curving, corkscrew horns. The horns are those of a species that died out in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom (Ovis longipes paleoaegypticus), but they were retained as a symbol of divinity. These corkscrew horns appear to be unfinished. For this reason, plaques like this are often called trial pieces or sculptor’s models, but they are more likely to have been votive offerings in honor of the king or a god.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/148421/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/783311/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm1909Arthur RackhamIllustrated book with photomechanical color and black-and-white relief prints(New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1909) 25.3 cm; xv, 325 pp., plus plates; original publisher's half gilt- and blind-stamped brown suede, dark brown paper boards.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/157048/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/977494/resize%3Aformat%3DfullA Fan of Ichikawa Monnosuke III, from the series Comparison of the Fans of Current Actors (Tôsei haiyû hiiki kurabe)about 1818–21 (Bunsei 1–4)Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/476325/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1808300/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFive hounds1647Wenceslaus HollarEtchinghttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/160158/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/945039/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFloss-stretching Shopabout 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.2032, 21.4466http://collections.mfa.org/objects/232143/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/782512/resize%3Aformat%3DfullGirl, Toys and Dogs Walking, illustration for The Christmas LetterAbout 1905–07Wuanita SmithBlack chalk, red and black wash on illustration boardChildren's book illustration for The Christmas Letterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/264421/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1105834/resize%3Aformat%3DfullGirl with Cat1856William Morris HuntOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/31115/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/952790/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHanaōgi of the Ōgiya, from the series Selections from Six Houses of the Yoshiwara (Seirō rokkasen)about 1801 (Kansei 13/Kyōwa 1)Kitagawa Utamaro IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 21.6581, 54.266http://collections.mfa.org/objects/234246/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/972551/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHound Pointing1860Constant TroyonOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/32153/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1090791/resize%3Aformat%3DfullIn the Manner of Matsusuke (Matsusuke fû): Woman Playing with Kittens, with Inset of Actor Onoe Matsusuke I on a Fan, from the series Floating World Scenes with the Perfume of the Stage (Ukiyo butai kô)Utagawa Toyokuni IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/211087/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1642637/resize%3Aformat%3DfullInukai Genpachi Fights a Cat Monster on Mount Kōshinabout 1849–50 (Kaei 2–3)Utagawa YoshitoraWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/472366/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1494348/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLandscape with Dogs1868Thomas Hewes HinckleyOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/31867/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/798234/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLittle Miss Hone1824Samuel Finley Breese MorseOil on canvas mounted on plywoodhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/33201/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/804633/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMerchant's DaughterMizuno ToshikataColor lithograph; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/394438/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/954145/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMoon at Ryôgoku Bridge (Ryôgoku no tsuki), from the series Noted Spots for Moon-viewing in the Eastern Capital (Tôto tsuki no meisho)about late 1830sUtagawa KuniyoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/461039/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1013496/resize%3Aformat%3DfullNarcissus (Suisenka), from an untitled series of Flowersabout 1769 (Meiwa 6)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/211947/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/952495/resize%3Aformat%3DfullNeedleworkabout 1794–95 (Kansei 6–7)Kitagawa Utamaro IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperRight sheet of incomplete triptych.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/234043/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/804603/resize%3Aformat%3DfullNew Herbs (Wakana) II from the series The Tale of Genji1905Kajita HankoColor lithograph; ink on coated card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/394469/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/972688/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Ninth Hour (Hi kokonotsu no toki): Noon; Woman Playing with Cat, Fishmonger and Dog, from the series Sundial of Modern Tradesmen (Tōsei akindo hidokei)about 1821–23 (Bunsei 4–6)Utagawa KuniyoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/208504/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/968073/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOkabe in Suruga Province: The Monster of the Cat Temple (Nekodera no kai); Tamashima Ittô, from the series Calligraphy and Pictures for the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Shoga gojûsan eki)1872 (Meiji 5), 10th monthUtagawa YoshitoraWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperNo. 22 in the series.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/472432/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/962259/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOkazaki, from the Fifty-three Stations: Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō V as Tamashima Ittō, Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of an Old Cat (Koneko no sei), and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Inabanosuke1847 (Kōka 4), 7th monthUtagawa KuniyoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperPlay: Onoe Kikugorō Ichidai BanashiTheater: Ichimura尾上梅寿一代噺（ おのえきくごろういちだいばなし）市村Tamashima Ittô is an alternate name of Nippondaemon.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/253687/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/968189/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOkazaki, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi, Okazaki): Actor Onoe Kikugorô III as the Cat Monster (Kin no miya kaineko henge)1835 (Tenpō 6), 2nd monthUtagawa SadahideWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperPlay: Ume no Haru Gojūsan TsugiTheater: Ichimura梅初春五十三駅（うめのはるごじゅうさんつぎ）市村1835、天保０６、02・16http://collections.mfa.org/objects/464515/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704015/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOld Mother Hubbard went to the cupboardabout 1873Walter CranePen, black ink and water over graphite pencil on dark cream wove paperPreparatory study for Book Illustration. Study for Illus. No. 1 of Old Mother Hubbard.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/168236/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/962206/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Origin Story of the Cat Stone at Okabe, Representing One of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Mitate Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi Okabe neko ishi no yurai): Actors Sawamura Sojūrō V (?) as Teranishi Kanshin (R), Onoe Kikugorō III as the Cat Monster (C), and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Ōe Inabanosuke (L)1847 (Kōka 4), 7th monthUtagawa KuniyoshiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.28742-4 (with censors' seals), 11.41806a-c (without censors' seals)Play: Onoe Kikugorō Ichidai BanashiTheater: Ichimura尾上梅寿一代噺（ おのえきくごろういちだいばなし）市村http://collections.mfa.org/objects/472789/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/894973/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOsen of the Kagiya and a Young Man with a Catabout 1769 (Meiwa 6)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/212268/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/953654/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOsen of the Kagiya Teahouse Playing with a Kittenabout 1769 (Meiwa 6)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/232220/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1530586/resize%3Aformat%3DfullParody of the Four Sleepersdated Tenpô 15 (1844)ToshikaHanging scroll; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/25058/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/928545/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPekinese Dog with BallUtagawa Hiroshige IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/237301/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/780279/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPictures and Songs1887Randolph CaldecottThe complete collection of color illustrations by R. Caldecott. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. London, Geo. Routledge and Sons.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/161302/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1713434/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPlaying with a Cat (Jarashi nosô) from The Series One Hundred View of Alluring Women (Enshi hyakumensô)Artist unidentified, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/434465/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/837133/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPlaying with a Cat (Neko jarashi) from Ehagaki sekai1908Artist unknown, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/403412/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1053331/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPoem by Somaru, from the series Fashionable Versions of Ink in Five Colors (Fūryū goshiki-zumi)about 1768 (Meiwa 5)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions of prints in the series: 21.8179 (title page), 21.4441 (Chōsui), 11.19452 (Sōzui), 21.4972 (Shiseki), 21.4440 and 11.22149 (Somaru)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/214959/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/948342/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPoem by Somaru, from the series Fashionable Versions of Ink in Five Colors (Fūryū goshiki-zumi)about 1768 (Meiwa 5)Suzuki HarunobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions of prints in the series: 21.8179 (title page), 21.4441 (Chōsui), 11.19452 (Sōzui), 21.4972 (Shiseki), 21.4440 and 11.22149 (Somaru)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/232117/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/782523/resize%3Aformat%3DfullProwling Cat; verso: Male Nude Figure Study and Reclining Cat StudyundatedThéophile-Alexandre SteinlenPastel (recto) and black chalk (verso) on brown wove paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/262541/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/870075/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuppies under Plum Blossoms, from an unidentified series (possibly New Year's cards for a Year of the Dog)Artist unidentified, JapaneseColor woodblock; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/428736/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704027/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuss Comforts His Master, the Miller's Sonabout 1873Walter CraneWatercolor on paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199713/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704022/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuss Kills the Ogre, and Takes His Lands for His Masterabout 1873Walter CranePen, black ink and watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199718/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704021/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuss Welcomes the King, the Princess and His Masterabout 1873Walter CraneWatercolor on paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199719/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/775039/resize%3Aformat%3DfullR. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songsabout 1880Randolph CaldecottWood engravingsEight one shilling picture books bound together. Wood engravings and photogravures after Randolph Caldecott. Engraved and printed some in color by E. Evans, 240 pp., red leather and marbled paper.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/258042/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/977501/resize%3Aformat%3DfullRiverside Restaurant, from the series Pictorial Gathering of Remarkable Women of the Floating World, Part Two (Ukiyo meijo zue nihen)about 1822 (Bunsei 5)Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/476332/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/990185/resize%3Aformat%3DfullShaving the Nape of the Neck, from the series Modern Eastern Brocade Prints (Tōsei Azuma nishiki-e)about 1819–20 (Bunsei 2–3)Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.42340, 34.516http://collections.mfa.org/objects/246596/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/690011/resize%3Aformat%3DfullShepherd Boy Playing Bagpipesabout 1754François BoucherOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/33696/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1174726/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSitting Roomabout 1870Antoine VollonOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/31779/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1808305/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSleeping CatRichard GaywoodEtching, etc.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/77938/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1124972/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSleeping CatThéophile-Alexandre SteinlenSoftground etching, aquatint, and drypoint, printed in yellow and black from two zinc plateshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/157319/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/941781/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSleeping Cat1885–89 (Meiji 18–22)Kawanabe KyōsaiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 21.5570 (fan), 47.47 (square, light background), 47.48 (square, dark background)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/233249/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/974231/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSleeping Cat1885–89 (Meiji 18–22)Kawanabe KyōsaiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 21.5570 (fan), 47.47 (square, light background), 47.48 (square, dark background)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/252245/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/974232/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSleeping Cat1885–89 (Meiji 18–22)Kawanabe KyōsaiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 21.5570 (fan), 47.47 (square, light background), 47.48 (square, dark background)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/252246/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1009301/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSleeping Cat and Butterflies from the album Birds and Flowersfirst half of the 19th centuryArtist unknown, JapaneseOne leaf of an eighteen-fold album; ink and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/24166/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/983339/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Sleigh Rideabout 1845James Goodwyn ClonneyOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/33170/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/804464/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSnarling Cats in Crescent Moon (from an unidentified series)Saitō ShōshūColor lithograph; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/394490/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/998574/resize%3Aformat%3DfullStatuette of a cat664–30 B.C.BronzeSeated figure of a cat in hollow cast bronze. The tail is curled to the front, both ears are pierced and a lotus garland with a fish pendant hangs from the neck.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/45968/rdf