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Teasing the Cat

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print on beige paper features a woman facing right and a white cat facing left, heads close together. The woman has black hair and wears a red and white striped headscarf, a black kimono with red sleeves and a floral pattern. A white cat wears a red and white striped scarf and a gold pendant. The woman's and cat's noses nearly touch. A green, purple, and brown patterned fabric fills the right side. Three rectangular text boxes and a speech bubble with foreign text are scattered across the top. A gray and white color gradient ruler is on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
1888
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
497 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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