{"product_id":"kuniyoshi-cats-tokaido-print","title":"Cats of the Tōkaidō, from Miya to Kyoto – Utagawa Kuniyoshi (c. 1847)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty cats, twenty jokes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Around 1847, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, the great cat lover of Japanese prints, had a brilliant idea: to retrace the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō, the road linking Edo to Kyoto, with cats. Next to each red cartouche bearing the name of a station, a cat strikes a pose that echoes a pun on that name, written in small characters beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sheet covers the end of the journey, from Miya to Kyoto. At Miya, a mother cat curls up with her kittens: \u003cem\u003emiya\u003c\/em\u003e becomes \u003cem\u003eoya\u003c\/em\u003e, “parent”. At Kusatsu, a cat dozes on a \u003cem\u003ekotatsu\u003c\/em\u003e, the heated table covered with a checked quilt. And at Kyoto, the final stop, a tabby cat lets out a “\u003cem\u003egyā!\u003c\/em\u003e” with a mouse in its jaws. In between, cats wash, stretch, climb into a basket, squabble over a ball or sleep in a heap, all drawn with a precision that only a true cat owner could achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKuniyoshi and his cats\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) shared his studio with many cats, and they appear everywhere in his work, from playful parodies to ghost stories like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/products\/ghost-cat-kuniyoshi-bakeneko-yurei-print\"\u003eThe Ghost Cat\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/products\/cat-witch-okabe-kuniyoshi-nekomata-print\"\u003eThe Cat Witch of Okabe\u003c\/a\u003e, another Tōkaidō station. This print, published by Ibaya Senzaburō and signed “Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi, for fun”, is one of his most beloved designs. It also plays on the fame of the Tōkaidō views by Hiroshige, which every buyer of the time knew by heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e: c. 1847\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ibaya Senzaburō\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e: woodblock print (ukiyo-e), third sheet of a triptych\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheme\u003c\/strong\u003e: cats, Tōkaidō road, Japanese wordplay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe perfect gift for a cat lover, and a joyful piece for a living room, a kitchen or a child’s room. Discover the original Tōkaidō views in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/collections\/hiroshige-s-japan-reproductions-woodblock-prints\"\u003eHiroshige collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallango","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":55001444286787,"sku":"P7833S","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":55001444319555,"sku":"P7834S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":55001444352323,"sku":"P7835S","price":90.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":55001444385091,"sku":"P7836S","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x40 inches","offer_id":55001444417859,"sku":"P7837S","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 cm","offer_id":55001444450627,"sku":"P7838S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":55001444483395,"sku":"P7839S","price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm","offer_id":55001444516163,"sku":"P7840S","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":55001444548931,"sku":"P7841S","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":55001444581699,"sku":"P7842S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":55001444614467,"sku":"P7843S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":55001444647235,"sku":"P7844S","price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0","offer_id":55001444680003,"sku":"P7845S","price":140.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/kuniyoshi-cats-tokaido-poster.jpg?v=1793401137","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/en-ca\/products\/kuniyoshi-cats-tokaido-print","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}