Cat with red ribbon chasing a red string – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Cat with red ribbon chasing a red string comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Cat with red ribbon chasing a red string
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The playful focus of this print is a cat batting at a length of red string, with a red ribbon tied to its body. Animal subjects like this were popular in Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period and into the 19th century, when artists used cats to show lively movement and everyday charm. Color was often applied by hand-carved blocks, so the bright red tones here would have been a deliberate choice meant to draw the eye. Looking closely at the cat's posture and the line of the string shows how printmakers balanced humor with careful design.
| Original scan | 4,697 × 3,762 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08753_ |
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