Kawanabe KYOSAI (1831-1889)

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A humorous print showing a cat holding aloft a rat by it’s tail, a sliver of moon above. Printed only in sumi and light brown. Rare: Illustrated in Kawanabe Kyosai, Shigeru Oikawa, The Tokyo Shimbun 1996, no.43, p.128 which gives publication as 1870s/1880s by Sawamuraya Seikichi.

Very good impression and colour. Slight soil, otherwise good condition. Signed Kyosai ga

Status: Sold