$1,000–$15,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Kasamatsu's early shin-hanga works (pre-1955) tend to be more valued than his later sosaku-hanga production.
A cat sits alert in brilliant moonlight, its silhouette sharpened against the luminous blue-black of a clear night. Kasamatsu was a skilled painter of nocturnal effects, and this print showcases his ability to render moonlight as a palpable presence — casting hard shadows, bleaching surfaces white, reducing colors to a narrow tonal range. The cat, a frequent presence in Asakusa where Kasamatsu grew up, adds an intimate domestic note to what is otherwise a study in dramatic contrast.
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
1919
Color woodblock print
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Moonlight Night (Cat) was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Moonlight Night (Cat) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Moonlight Night (Cat) depicts moonlight, night scenes, and animals.
