Centuries Before Memes, There Were The LOLCats Of Japanese Woodprints

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:09:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/26/cat-art-japan_n_6755592.html

'Typically, we associate the centuries-old Japanese art form with wood
print masters like Katsushika Hokusai and Hishikawa Moronobu, who
rendered everything from "Great Waves" to Edo-era erotica. But, as a
recent exhibition has graciously pointed out, cats played a surprisingly
prominent role in the work of Japan's illustrators in the 17th century on.'

Lovely Japanese art.  Via Rob Jongschaap.

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