Self-Portrait with a Cat

Artist Foujita (Tsuguharu)(French, born Japan, 1886–1968)French, born Japan, 1886–1968

CultureJapanese

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Self-Portrait with a Cat

Datec. 1920s

MediumWoodcut in colors on kozo paper

DimensionsBlock: 13 1/8 × 9 11/16 in. (33.3 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 3/8 in. (41 × 28.9 cm)
Mat (support): 19 15/16 × 14 9/16 in. (50.7 × 37 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Art + Paper 2026

Object number2026.50

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Provenance[Susan Schulman Fine Art, New York, 2025]; purchased by MFAH, 2026.
Exhibition Historynone for this impression.
Published References none for this impression. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Signed in ink, in black, center left edge: [Japanese characters] / Foujita
Recto [mat]: Titled and inscribed in ink, center bottom edge: SELF-PORTRAIT / AN ORIGINAL WOOD BLOCK PRINT / BY FOUJITA, 1886-1968
Verso [mat]: Inscribed in balck ballpoint pen, center: February 1982 / [Japanese characters] / Thank you for being / so supportive and loving / [Japanese characters]

Recto: Signed Tsuguji in Japanese, Foujita in English
Publisher’s seal: Kawaguchi, embossed in lower right edge

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Catalogue raisonnéSylvie Buisson, Dominique Buisson, Tsugouharu Foujita.

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