Cat Catching a Rat
- Date:
- 1920s
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 30.5 × 42.9 cm
- Source:
A cat stalking and catching a rat is the subject of this 1920s nishiki-e — a date that places it among the posthumous or late-career publications made from Kiyochika's designs after his death in 1915, or possibly from earlier sketches. The composition belongs to the kacho-e tradition of animal subjects, rendered with Kiyochika's characteristic precision and economy. Cats appeared periodically in his output as subjects that combined decorative appeal with the dynamic movement he excelled at capturing.
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cat Catching a Rat was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1920s.
Cat Catching a Rat depicts animals and cats.
Cat Catching a Rat measures 30.5 × 42.9 cm (Oban format).
