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Cat Watching a Spider

Oide Tōkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A gray cat with white paws and a black head facing forward wearing a scarf with a white base and orange floral pattern. The cat is crouched down looking at a spider on the floor near the bottom left. A wall with a black frame is on the left. The bottom right reads vertical Japanese text with two stamps below.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1888–92
Medium:
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
476 × 625 px
Museum record:
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