Takahashi Hiroaki
Black Cat and Tomato Plant

PublisherTokyo, active 1930s
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Black Cat and Tomato Plant
Date1931
PlaceJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsBlock: 20 3/16 × 13 7/8 in. (51.3 × 35.3 cm)
Sheet: 20 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (53.1 × 35.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen and Stephanie Hamilton in memory of Leslie A. Hamilton
Object number2005.324
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceRichard Kruml Ukiyoe, United Kingdom; to Stephen Hamilton, March 2005.
Exhibition History"The Cat's Meow", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 19, 2006–January 15, 2007.

"In the Company of Cats and Dogs," Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, June 22–September 21, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed by Hiroaki Saku with a seal Hiroaki

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