Cat with Bell
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A cat wearing a decorative bell collar sits in a composed, alert posture — the bell a mark of domestication that placed this cat in a well-kept household. Shotei's kacho-e sensibility applied to cats produced some of his most appealing work outside the landscape tradition, the animals rendered with precise observation of posture and the subtle expression of feline watchfulness. The decorative bell, jangling with movement but silent in the still print, marks the space between the wild predator and the beloved household companion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cat with Bell was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Cat with Bell was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Cat with Bell depicts animals and cats.