Ota Memorial Museum of Art (2) π±
This exhibition will showcase numerous classic works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi featuring cats, including "Fifty-Three Cats Feeding," which depicts 53 cats in various poses within a single painting, the "Cat Katakanas" series that forms Japanese syllabary characters representing fish using cats, and anthropomorphic cat works such as "Moonlit Cat's Manuscript" and "Popular Cat Acrobatics." π±π¨ πΈπ Chapter 2 explores the daily interactions between people and cats during the Edo period. Chapter 3 introduces Edo-era legends, stories, and Kabuki plays featuring cats as protagonists. Through related ukiyo-e paintings, viewers can see a handsome old cat teaching martial arts secrets and encounter eerie cat spirits. Chapter 4 displays ukiyo-e that reflects the Edo people's beliefs in cats as bringers of good fortune and warders of evil. πΈπ The final chapter presents cat-themed "toy prints" that were very popular among children at the time, with lively and amusing scenes of cats visiting public baths, eating soba noodles, and riding rickshaws. πΉβ¨ Tip: The exhibition is divided into two periods β the first period (April 1 - April 25) and the second period (April 29 - May 28), with all exhibits being replaced between the periods. #ArtIsWhatItIs π¨ #JapanTravelTips πβ¨
