1991
paper support is "Swiss Zerkall"
sheet: 53.3 x 37.9 cm (21 x 14 15/16 in.)
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Ippitsusai Bunchō ga"
18th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseEighth of eight(?) ukiyo-e book pages from a continuous woodblock-printed composition; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseMixed media on paper
20th centuryGerman