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jareckiworld · 5 months

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Shinji Ihara — Sayaka, Trash Cat Series (oil and canvas, mounted on panel, 2017)

#Shinji Ihara #japanese art #japanese painting #cats in art

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icecreamwithjackdaniels · 3 months

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Vladimir Kush (Russian, b. 1965),"Stealthy Night"

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ladamania · 9 months

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“On the 6th Day of the 2nd Month of the First Year of the Kampo era. Taking a moment of my free time, I wish to express my joy of the cat. It arrived by boat as a gift to the late Emperor, received from the hands of Minamoto no Kuwashi.

The color of the fur is peerless. None could find the words to describe it, although one said it was reminiscent of the deepest ink. It has an air about it, similar to Kanno. Its length is 5 sun, and its height is 6 sun. I affixed a bow about its neck, but it did not remain for long.

In rebellion, it narrows its eyes and extends its needles. It shows its back.

When it lies down, it curls in a circle like a coin. You cannot see its feet. It’s as if it were circular Bi disk. When it stands, its cry expresses profound loneliness, like a black dragon floating above the clouds.

By nature, it likes to stalk birds. It lowers its head and works its tail. It can extend its spine to raise its height by at least 2 sun. Its color allows it to disappear at night. I am convinced it is superior to all other cats.”

- journal entry of 22-year-old Emperor Uda on March 11, 889 CE and earliest record of a cat in Japan [x]

Black Cat (detail) by Hishida Shunso, 1910 [x]

#this is one of my favorite things #proof cats have not changed in 1100 years #nor have cat owners #international cat day #kitties #cats #black cats #Japan #Japanese art #cats in art #new way to describe cats caterwaul #‘its cry expresses profound loneliness like a black dragon floating above the clouds’#‘I am convinced it is superior to all other cats’

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arthistoryanimalia · 9 months

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For #InternationalCatDay 😻

Richard H. Recchia (American, 1885 – 1983) Persian Cat, 1931 Bronze, black patina, lost wax cast 49.53 x 26.03 x 30.48 cm (19 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 12 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1984.746

#animals in art #cat #cats in art #sculpture #bronze #metalwork #decorative arts #20th century art #1930s #modern art #American art #Museum of Fine Arts Boston #animal holiday #International Cat Day

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the-cricket-chirps · 9 months

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Hishida Shunso

Black Cat

1910

#hishida shunso #shunso #black cat #japanese print maker #japanese woodblock #japanese artist #japanese print #japanese prints #japanese art #woodblock #asian art #cats #cats in art #cat art #20th century art #cute cats #cute kitty #kitty #art history

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srednod · 7 months

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Andreas Andersen Hendrik Andersen and John Potter 1894

#hendrik andersen #john potter #andreas andersen #potter #cat #men in art #cats in art #bedroom #homoerotic #friends #queer art #gay #queer #homme #beard

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geritsel · 1 month

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Henriette Ronner-Knip - The Kitten Game, 1860s. Henriette was part of the so called Knip Dynasty, a family with remakable painting skills. Nicely blogged by My Daily Art Display: The Knip Dynasty of Artists

#dutch painting #animal painting #cats in art #19th century art #knip dynasty

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madeleineengland · 11 months

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