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眠り猫
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
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
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
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.