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Thursday, March 28, 2024


Exhibition Public - USA & Canada
Asia Week New York

Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection

Japan Society Gallery
333 East 47th Street,
New York, NY 10017, USA
Mar 13, 2015 To Jun 07, 2015


Detail: Since arriving in Japan aboard Japanese ships transporting sacred Buddhist scriptures from China in the mid-sixth century, cats have proceeded to purr and paw their way into the heart of Japanese life, folklore, and art. Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection illustrates the depth of this mutual attraction by mining the wealth of bravura depictions of cats to be found in ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the Edo Period (1615-1867). The exhibition is divided into five sections: Cats and People, Cats as People, Cats versus People, Cats Transformed and Cats and Play. 90 ukiyo-e prints in the exhibition are on loan from the esteemed Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation whose holdings are revered in Japan. Select prints, paintings, sculptures, and other works borrowed from U.S. collections complement these prints, making the exhibition over 120 artworks. With cross-cultural and multi-generational appeal, Life of Cats takes viewers on a wild ride through Japan’s love affair with our feline friends.

Roughly 50 items will be replaced with new works halfway through Life of Cats—Rotation 1 will be on view from March 13 until April 26; Rotation 2 will be on view from April 29 until June 7.

Phone No.: (212) 832-1155
Site URL: http://www.japansociety.org/event/life-of-cats-selections-from-the-hiraki-ukiyo-e-collection

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), <em>Looking Tiresome: The Appearance of a Virgin of the Kansei Er
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Looking Tiresome: The Appearance of a Virgin of the Kansei Er
1888
22 ½ x 16 inches
Color woodblock print
Detail from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners
Courtesy Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation.

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