Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Shinban neko no onsen [Popular Hotspring Spa (of Cats)]

DateEdo period (1615-1868), 1880

Made/manufacturedJapan

MediumColor woodcut on paper

Dimensions22 1/2 × 16 in. (57.2 × 40.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of William Knight Zewadski

Object number2017.40

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DescriptionAn architectural print showing multiple levels of a spa inhabited by cats. The cats enter the first level through a gate, they have tea, shed robes and have a bath before entering the spa, while the top level shows the kimono-clad kitties climbing to the top of the house where they relax with another tea ceremony.