Cat Looking Back W
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
$500–$4,000. Cat prints by this artist are enduringly popular with collectors. Good urban scenes: $1,500–$2,500. Key value factors: Ono's socially conscious prints and urban scenes are valued for both artistic quality and historical interest.
"Cat Looking Back W" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) print by Ono Tadashige, created during the Showa period. This charming work captures the subject with the warmth and personality that characterizes the artist's beloved animal prints.
Ono Tadashige brings a distinctive visual language to animal subjects, combining bold, simplified forms with vivid color to create images that are both decoratively striking and full of character. The result is a print that appeals to lovers of both Japanese art and animal imagery.
This print represents Ono Tadashige's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
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 Looking Back W was created by Tadashige Ono (小野忠重).
Cat Looking Back W depicts animals and cats.
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