Cat

Shibata Zeshin, Unknown

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Cat, Unknown. Hanging scroll; lacquer on paper.

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Hanging scroll; lacquer on paper · Kakemono: 58.4 × 38.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Cat
Artist: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)
Date: Unknown
Medium: Hanging scroll; lacquer on paper
Dimensions: Kakemono: 58.4 × 38.1 cm (23 × 15 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barancik
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1807–1891

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Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.