Neko wo Daku- Girl Holding Cat
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
Neko wo Daku — Girl Holding Cat — a figure subject depicting a child cradling a cat, the combination of young figure and small animal creating a composition of quiet tenderness. The girl holding a cat was a subject that appeared occasionally in Japanese printmaking as an expression of domestic affection and the particular comfort of a child with an animal companion. Kimura's contemporary woodblock treatment renders the subject with the graphic clarity of his animal prints, the cat held within the circle of the girl's arms.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Neko wo Daku- Girl Holding Cat was created by Kimura Yoshiharu (木村吉晴).
Neko wo Daku- Girl Holding Cat depicts children, animals, and cats.
