Etsy - StrandClothing Japanese Ukiyo-E Art Print Poster Woodblock Wall Utagawa Kuniyoshi Cats Tokaido Tattoo Beautiful Cute Funny Neko Japan Calligraphy A3
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UKIYO-E JAPANESE WOODBLOCK ART PRINT Cats Suggested As The Fifty-three Stations of the Tkaid () by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850. (center & right part of the triptych) This print is a playful spoof on Hiroshige's The Fifty-three Stations of the Tkaid(1833-34), an impressive best-seller of the genre, enough so that even a decade on this ukiyo-e cat-pun print was still relevant! Whilst Hiroshige's works captured every post station of the Tkaid ('Eastern Sea Road') through various landscapes, Utagawa Kuniyoshi goes straight for wordplay & puns on the names of the stations, representing them with cats & their antics. The wordplay subtleties might be lost on a non-Japanese speakers, the cats can be certainly appreciated by anyone Utagawa Kuniyoshi was a great cat-lover & it was said that he always had his studio full of cats, apparently he could even be often seen working with a kitten or a cat snuggled in his kimono. If we could we all would! Reproduced from an archive image, respectfully & lovingly restored & enhanced digitally, to remove the non-artistic blemishes & colour fading. A3 print, 297mm x 420mm. (Interior images are shown for styling & illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.) Printed in England on a 200gsm Eucalyptus paper, made from eucalyptus pulp from sustainable sources. It is brilliant white & smooth & Eco printed with high pigment environmentally-friendly toners. Supplied unframed, carefully rolled & packed with tissue paper in a strong cardboard tube for safe transit. FRAMED / READY-TO-HANG LISTING ALSO AVAILABLE here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1023742397 (Interior images are shown for styling & illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.) Japanese Ukiyo-E Art Print Poster Woodblock Wall Utagawa Kuniyoshi Cats Tokaido Tattoo Beautiful Cute Funny Neko Japan Calligraphy A3
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