Shotaku

Tomikichiro Tokuriki, Usa Jingu Shrine, Kyushu, from Scenes of Sacred Places and Historic Landmarks. Woodblock print.

Tomikichiro Tokuriki, Usa Jingu Shrine, Kyushu, from Scenes of Sacred Places and Historic Landmarks. Woodblock print.

Tomikichiro Tokuriki, from Scenes of Sacred Places and Historic Landmarks. Woodblock print.

Tomikichiro Tokuriki, from Scenes of Sacred Places and Historic Landmarks. Woodblock print.

Bamboo and Sun, by Tokuriki, Tomikichiro, 1960s-1970s. Woodblock print.

Bamboo and Sun, by Tokuriki, Tomikichiro, 1960s-1970s. Woodblock print.

 Passing Nun (Buddhist), by Rikio Takahashi, 1958. Woodblock print.

 Passing Nun (Buddhist), by Rikio Takahashi, 1958. Woodblock print.

People of the Snow Country, by Takagi Shiro, 1978. Woodblock print.

People of the Snow Country, by Takagi Shiro, 1978. Woodblock print.

Teranohama, Sanuki Coast, by Kawase Hasui, 1934. Woodblock print.

Teranohama, Sanuki Coast, by Kawase Hasui, 1934. Woodblock print.

Nihon Bridge in Snow by Bannai Kokan, c. 1930. Woodblock print.

Nihon Bridge in Snow by Bannai Kokan, c. 1930. Woodblock print.

Shibata Zeshin, Cattails and Moon, 19th century. Album leaf; lacquer on silver paper.

Shibata Zeshin, Cattails and Moon, 19th century. Album leaf; lacquer on silver paper.

Zhu Ling, Black Cat and Narcissus, 19th century, hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.

Zhu Ling, Black Cat and Narcissus, 19th century, hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.

Xu Gu, Cat and Butterfly, 19th century. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.

Xu Gu, Cat and Butterfly, 19th century. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.

Netsuke of Cat Lying on a Bowl, underneath which is a Fish,Japanese, 19th century, wood.

Netsuke of Cat Lying on a Bowl, underneath which is a Fish,Japanese, 19th century, wood.

Ôide Tôkô, Cat Watching a Spider, 19th century, ink and color on silk.

Ôide Tôkô, Cat Watching a Spider, 19th century, ink and color on silk.

Pedro Joseph Lemo, Seaside Sentinels, woodblock print.

Pedro Joseph Lemo, Seaside Sentinels, woodblock print.

Sadanobu Hasegawa IV, Black Cat, woodblock print.

Sadanobu Hasegawa IV, Black Cat, woodblock print.

Shoson, Chrysanthemum and Stream, woodblock print.

Shoson, Chrysanthemum and Stream, woodblock print.