
Anke
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#WorldOctopusDay 馃悪:
A #cat dressed as a woman tapping the head of an #octopus , color woodcut print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1798-1861), c. 1847.
36.4 cm (14.3 in) x 25.3 cm (9.9 in)
#CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt

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