Sunny

A tabby cat lies curled and sleeping in the center of the composition, its striped fur rendered in fine grey stipple against a wide white margin. Behind it, three horizontal bands of stippled grey-black texture (light at top, darkening toward the middle, then a solid dark band at bottom) suggest a striated background or surface. The print is pencil-signed "9/50" and titled "Sunny" below the image, with the artist's signature at right; this monochrome mokuhanga by Shigeki Kuroda has a quiet, restful mood.