A Woman and a Cat
by Peter Ogden
Title
A Woman and a Cat
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Painting - Polychrome Woodblock Print
Description
This is a copy of A Woman and a Cat, a circa 1793 polychrome woodblock print, Edo period, by Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754-1806 which portrays a domestic house cat playing with the long dress trains of a beautiful young Japanese woman who is possibly a geisha.
Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects
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October 7th, 2019
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