Fan Prints of Humorous and Miscellaneous Subjects,
Part I
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Title: Roku kesen. This is a pun that can mean either Six
Immortal Poets or Six Cats with Fur of Different Colors Description:
Cats imitating the Six Immortal Poets Date: Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Title: Brother
Pictures for Comparison (Ekyodai awase
kagami) Description:
Date: Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Title:
Cats Enjoying the Evening Cool Date:
1839-1842 Publisher:
No seal |
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A different state of the
above print |
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Title: Description:
Cats playing music Date: 1841 Publisher:
No seal |
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Description:
Cats imitating chapter ten of the novel ‘The
Tales of Genji’ Date: Publisher:
No seal |
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Description:
Cats engaged in various activities Date: Publisher: |
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Preparatory drawing for the
above print |
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Title: A
collection of cats (Nekotsuruken) Description:
Cats are displayed in various attitudes with the following labels: 1. Fight during cat
courtship (neko no kenka wa irogurui) 2. A grey cat, a tabby cat
and a spotted bobtail cat slinking off (haige
shirobuchi mike choko choko) 3. Purring and begging (nodo gorogoro narashite nedarimasho) 4. Meow, meow, meow—the
soft touch of flirtation (sore nyan
nyago nyan nyago jaretsukuna) 5. Black cat wearing a
necklace (karasu ga kubittama
shibarareta) 6. Tabby cat wandering
around (dora wa hôbô kakezuruten) 7. Mouse, meow, and come
here! (nezumi de nyaa kinasee) Date: 1847
Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Description:
Dancing cats Date: c.
1841 Publisher:
No seal |
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Description:
Kappa (water-sprite) and animals
dancing Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
No seal |
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Title:
Three Cats at an Indoor Party Description:
Cats playing the game of ken Date: 1841 Publisher:
No seal |
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Description:
The cat family at home Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
No seal |
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Description:
View of the Yoshiwara with cats as courtesans behind in ‘the cage’ Date: Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Series: A
Hundred Cats’ Physiognomies (Neko no
hyaku men-sô) Robinson:
201 Description:
Faces of cats dressed as actors from
the seventh act of Chûshingura with
the following roles and actors:
Date: 1842 Publisher:
No seal |
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Series: A
Hundred Cats’ Physiognomies (Neko no
hyaku men-sô) Robinson:
201 Description:
Faces of cats dressed as actors reflected in mirrors with following actors:
Date: 1842 Publisher:
No seal |
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Series: A
Hundred Cats’ Physiognomies (Neko no
hyaku men-sô) Robinson:
201 Description:
Faces of cats dressed as actors reflected in mirrors with following actors: Date: 1842 Publisher:
No seal |
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Series: A
Hundred Cats’ Physiognomies (Neko no
hyaku men-sô) Robinson:
201 Description: Date: 1842 Publisher:
No seal |
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Description:
Cats performing act three of the Chûshingura Date: Publisher: |
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Description:
Cats performing a scene from a play Date: Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Description:
Cats' kabuki with degatari chanters Date:
c.1842 Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Description:
Sparrows dressed as people Date: c.
1843-1846 Publisher:
Iba-ya Kyûbei |
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Description:
Street vendors depicted as various birds Date: Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Title: All
Cheap Provisions (Shokurio ambai
zukushi) Description:
Animals working in a restaurant Date: Publisher: |
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Title: One
Hundred Follies of Sparrows (Suzume no
hyakkyô) Description:
Sparrows dressed as people catching a huge crow while the other sparrows are
celebrating Date:
1844-1846 Publisher:
Iba-ya Kyûbei |
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Title:
None Description:
A street at night in the Yoshiwara brothel district Date:
After 1844 Publisher:
Yamajô |
‘Robinson’ refers to
series number in Kuniyoshi by Basil
William Robinson, 1961,
