Nishida Tadashige – Cat – Air

Original woodblock print. First edition in 1986. The current print is hand-signed and numbered by the artist (24/100).

Cat – Air is a relatively old cat print by Nishida Tadashige. Unfortunately, it has been damaged, but luckily enough mostly outside of the image itself. There are many strong wrinkels and brown spot in the white areas. Please see the pictures for close-ups of this.

An interesting aspect of its age is that it provides a look into the development of Nishida Tadashige and his cat prints, with the cat being quite different in style from his later cats. The elment that makes Nishida Tadashige cats so impressive, the visibility of the personality and character of the cat through its appearance, can easily be seen already however.

The image is 33 cm wide. The height is 19 cm when measured vertically from the bottom of the image to the tip of the cats ears.

Please note that each print is unique. Since of some prints we have multiple copies, the pictures displayed here can differ slightly from the actual print.

See an overview of Nishida Tadashige's woodblock prints