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Maker(s):Shibata Zeshin
Culture:Japanese (1807–1891)
Title:Untitled [Cat in a Farmhouse Window]
Date Made:ca. 1880
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper with mica dust
Place Made:Asia; Japan; Edo
Measurements:overall: 9 11/16 in x 10 7/16 in; 24.6 cm x 26.5 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.179
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Cat in a farmhouse window next to a thatched-roof awning and a black iron rice cauldron (nabe) being washed by water from a spout of a rain barrel (tensuioke) along with a wooden lid and ladle (hishaku). Signed Zeshin withTairyūkyo artist's seal.

Tags:
animals; cats; farms; food; rocks; trees; utensils; vegetation; water; windows

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