- Neko no Ukiyo-buro (Cat's Floating World Bath) - Kuchi-e Though the rain has ceased

Though the rain has ceased

everyday moments

In 1961 he had established himself as a printmaker by winning the Grand Prize for Printmaking at the Tokyo International Biennale of Art

Image size: 11 x 17 and 1/4 inches (28 x 43

- Neko no Ukiyo-buro (Cat's Floating World Bath) - Kuchi-e Though the rain has ceasedThe humorous woodblock print 'Neko no Ukiyo buro' (Cats Floating World Bath), published by Isetatsu during the Shwa era (ca. 1950), is inspired by Ukiyo buro, a comic novel written by Shikitei Sanba in the early 1800s. Ukiyo buro is a satirical work depicting the daily lives of common people in a public bathhouse, focusing on witty conversations that incorporate storytelling techniques from rakugo, along with vivid descriptions of peoples gestures and