Ukiyo-e 38, UKy-1, Handbag - Kuniyoshi, Giant Snow Cat

Ukiyo-e Bag - Giant Snow Cat. Art inspires fashion - Exotic style fashion.  Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.  Giant Snow Cat also known as 'Amusements of the First Snowfall'「初雪の戯遊」Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川 國芳) was a great cat lover. As a master designer and painter of ukiyo-e wood block print in the Edo period, he depicted landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, and, specially, cats. It was said that his studio was full of the cats. Kuniyoshi’s love of cats spilled over into his art. Cats appear in many of his finest compositions.Our website brings together some of his most famous cat-themed prints, as follows:a. UKy-1, Giant Snow Cat, 「初雪の戯遊」b. UKy-2, Portrait of Nozarashi Gosuke, 「正札附现金男 野晒悟助」 (The hero wore a kimono with warrior-style skull patterns. Very interestingly, the skull patterns, designed by Kuniyoshi (歌川 國芳), were composed