Cats Prints (155)
Cats (neko) in Japanese woodblock prints, from playful kittens to watchful house cats. Cats have been beloved subjects since the ukiyo-e era, with artists like Kuniyoshi, Inagaki, and contemporary printmakers dedicating entire series to feline subjects.
Artists Known for Cats
Woman and Cat
Woodblock print
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kuniyoshi's Cats (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kuniyoshi no neko)
Woodblock print
Cat in the Rain (Ame ni Neko)
Woodblock print
White Cat
Woodblock print
Asian Collection Internet Auction
Woodblock print
Friend W
Woodblock print
Brothers (5) B
Woodblock print
Sit down (5)
Woodblock print
Wake Up - 2 (B)
Woodblock print
Asian Collection Internet Auction
Woodblock print
Look Back (3) Red
Woodblock print
two kittens
Woodblock print
Kittens
Woodblock print
Pose (13) B
Woodblock print
Friends (W)
Woodblock print
Cats 3
2012
Gelatin silver print (photogram)
two kittens
Woodblock print
Staring
Woodblock print
a cat
Etching and mezzotint, oil-based ink
Rainbow Rousseau - Pierre Loti's Cat
Silkscreen
Black Cat
Woodblock print
My Dream 1
Woodblock print
Cat's Parade
Woodblock print
Cat in Bush
Woodblock print
Seated Cat
Woodblock print
Cat
Woodblock print
Honorable Mr. Cat
1903
Color woodcut on cream Japanese paper
The Puppy-Cat and the Baby
1904
Color woodcut on cream Japanese paper
Cat Feathers Red
2018
Woodblock print
Cat and Butterfly
2014
Chinese brush painting
Black Cat at Night
1920-1929
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, from the series Japanese Scenes on Tanzaku
Kitten and Knitting Wool - 毛糸猫 (1)
Woodblock print
Kitten with Bell - 鈴猫 (1)
Woodblock print
danger cat charlie nelson spitzack woodblock woodcut mokuhanga print printmaking washi seattle art
2024 spitzack satisfaction guaranteed cat fish woodcut print woodblock mokuhanga seattle art artist relief printmaking lino linocut
2024 spitzack barbara dead or alive vitos cat cougar woodcut print woodblock mokuhanga seattle art artist relief printmaking lino linocut
Maneki Neko
Woodblock print
Maneki Neko
Woodblock print
Maneki Neko
Woodblock print
Maneki Neko
Woodblock print
Cat Town
2013
Etching and aquatint
kittehkats: “Masaharu Aoyama - “Cat on Roof” ”
Black Kitten
Woodblock print
Cats and Calligraphy (White)
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cats and Calligraphy
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat and Pansy
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Kamakura - Cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Sun and Cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
(Cat's) Tail
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Black cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat With bell
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Boy With cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat in the Egyptian Museum in Vienna
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat on a bridge
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Black cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Black cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Cat town - a fantasy in the manner of a prose poem
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cats (neko) in Japanese woodblock prints, from playful kittens to watchful house cats. Cats have been beloved subjects since the ukiyo-e era, with artists like Kuniyoshi, Inagaki, and contemporary printmakers dedicating entire series to feline subjects.
Tomoo Inagaki, Tadashige Nishida, and Fukami Gashu are among the artists most associated with cats in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 155 prints tagged with cats, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.