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Cat Napping
昼寝する猫
- Date:
- c. 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
昼寝する猫
This charming animal subject showcases Senpan's playful side, with a napping cat rendered in his distinctive folk-art style. Animal subjects by Senpan are uncommon and appeal to a crossover audience of cat art collectors. Self-carved and self-printed in numbered editions of 30-80, these are genuinely handmade works. Typical range: $300-$800.
A cat naps in a posture of absolute physical ease — the quality of complete unconscious relaxation that only sleeping animals achieve — in this circa-1935 Senpan print, the domestic animal rendered with the direct, affectionate attention he brought to both human figures and the animals that inhabited the same world. Senpan's cat prints are among his most purely pleasurable works, the sleeping animal providing a subject of simple, unambiguous contentment that offered relief from the more complex social and psychological subjects of his festival and nude compositions.
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1935
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cat Napping (昼寝する猫) was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆) in c. 1935.
Cat Napping depicts animals and cats.
