closeup of the octopus, orange with blue eyes

anthropomorphic cat dressed in a flowery kimono, with one paw on the head of an adjacent orange octopus, with Japanese text and seals (Japanese color woodcut print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cat_dressed_as_a_woman_tapping_the_head_of_an_octopus.jpg #CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cat_dressed_as_a_woman_tapping_the_head_of_an_octopus.jpg #CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cat_dressed_as_a_woman_tapping_the_head_of_an_octopus.jpg

closeup of the octopus, orange with blue eyes

anthropomorphic cat dressed in a flowery kimono, with one paw on the head of an adjacent orange octopus, with Japanese text and seals (Japanese color woodcut print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cat_dressed_as_a_woman_tapping_the_head_of_an_octopus.jpg #CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cat_dressed_as_a_woman_tapping_the_head_of_an_octopus.jpg #CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cat_dressed_as_a_woman_tapping_the_head_of_an_octopus.jpg

painting depicting a pair of tabby / calico cats, one in back orange standing in side profile and one in front grey looking towards the other, both with white undersides, with tips of curled tails entwined, on grey background

painting depicting a pair of tabby / calico cats, one in back orange standing in side profile and one in front grey looking towards the other, both with white undersides, with tips of curled tails entwined, on grey background

Russian impressionist painting in portrait orientation, furnished interior scene with a window with curtains drawn open revealing a sunny day, room brightened by the light (overall palette of browns and yellows), table with a vase full of flowers and armchair, and a black cat sitting on windowsill looking outside

Russian impressionist painting in portrait orientation, furnished interior scene with a window with curtains drawn open revealing a sunny day, room brightened by the light (overall palette of browns and yellows), table with a vase full of flowers and armchair, and a black cat sitting on windowsill looking outside

photo of gallery label “Black Cat Tercüme-yi 'Aca'ib ül-mahlukat (Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation) Author: Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (1203-1283) Scribe: Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani محمد بن محمد شاكر روزمه ناثاني Türkiye, 1121 AH / 1717 CE Ink, paint, and gold on European laid paper Counted here among the "Wonders of Creation," cats were admired for their cleanliness and cherished throughout the Islamic world. The Prophet Mohammed encouraged compassion toward cats, and several Islamic rulers put special measures in place to care for them, such as Mamluk sultan Al-Zahir Baybars, who established "cat gardens" that provided food and shelter in 13th-century Cairo. Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931, acc. no. W.659, fols. 104b-105a”

photo of gallery label “Black Cat Tercüme-yi 'Aca'ib ül-mahlukat (Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation) Author: Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (1203-1283) Scribe: Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani محمد بن محمد شاكر روزمه ناثاني Türkiye, 1121 AH / 1717 CE Ink, paint, and gold on European laid paper Counted here among the "Wonders of Creation," cats were admired for their cleanliness and cherished throughout the Islamic world. The Prophet Mohammed encouraged compassion toward cats, and several Islamic rulers put special measures in place to care for them, such as Mamluk sultan Al-Zahir Baybars, who established "cat gardens" that provided food and shelter in 13th-century Cairo. Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931, acc. no. W.659, fols. 104b-105a”

“Six seals appearing on the leaves: Min Zhen 閔貞; Zheng zhai 正齋; Qingqiao 青橋; Zhen 貞; Liao tang 蓼塘; Min Zhen zhi yin 閔貞之印。” “The album was painted for his friend Dailili Shanren in exchange for a scholar’s stone. The paintings demonstrate the artist’s versatility and mature style in the last years of his life. While two leaves are rendered in unconventional compositions seen from above (Cat and Butterfly CMA 1985.71.5) and below (Banana Plant CMA 1985.71.11), they have a humorous touch. “Cat and butterfly” is a homophone for the Chinese characters “mao die,” meaning “octogenarian,” and express the wish for the recipient’s longevity. The banana plant stands for the world of literati but can also allude to Buddhism.” monochrome black & white (seals in red) cat is VERY fat and fluffy, fancy long-haired breed!

“Six seals appearing on the leaves: Min Zhen 閔貞; Zheng zhai 正齋; Qingqiao 青橋; Zhen 貞; Liao tang 蓼塘; Min Zhen zhi yin 閔貞之印。” “The album was painted for his friend Dailili Shanren in exchange for a scholar’s stone. The paintings demonstrate the artist’s versatility and mature style in the last years of his life. While two leaves are rendered in unconventional compositions seen from above (Cat and Butterfly CMA 1985.71.5) and below (Banana Plant CMA 1985.71.11), they have a humorous touch. “Cat and butterfly” is a homophone for the Chinese characters “mao die,” meaning “octogenarian,” and express the wish for the recipient’s longevity. The banana plant stands for the world of literati but can also allude to Buddhism.” monochrome black & white (seals in red) cat is VERY fat and fluffy, fancy long-haired breed!