ImaginethelifeofEdo,anoldnameof
Tokyo,intheearlymodernperiod¿there
weremany¿Ukiyo-e¿shopswhichwere
dealingwithvariouswoodblockprints
justlikefashionsnapsorentertaining
magazinesasweknowthemtoday.Each
Ukiyo-eworkwassoldindividuallyand
peopleboughtthebeautifullyprinted
sheetsofpapertolearntheup-to-date
trendofthedayand/ortoenjoytheartworks
bydisplayingthemonthewallas
interiordecor.
Thisartbookfeaturescatshumorously
andsatiricallydepictedbyUTAGAWA
Kuniyoshi(1792-1892),anoutstanding
Ukiyo-egreatmaster.60reproductive
artworkscanberemovedeasily,sothat
thetitlecanprovidetheauthenticfunof
Ukiyo-etothepeopletodayalongwitha
handfulcreativeideasowingtotheplain
designonthebackside.
ThisisamustforJapaneseartlovers,
catloversaswellasthosewhoseeknew
impressionofart.