By Bouqillard Jocelyn
ΠΡΠ° ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π½Π½Π°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²-Π½Π΅-Ρ, Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠΈ Π°ΠΊΠΊΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π±ΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ. ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ Π² ΡΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡΠ΅, ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Ρ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. Π ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠ² ΠΎΡ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³ΡΠ°Π²ΡΡΡ, ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Ρ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Ρ Π―ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠΈΠ²ΡΠ΅, Π»Π°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅, ΡΠ³ΡΠΎΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Ρ ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅, ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠΌΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΈ Π²ΠΊΡΡ. ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ Ρ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈ, Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΡ. ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΊ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π΅Ρ Ρ Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ° Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ, ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ·ΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ° ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΡ Π²Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊ, ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠΎΠ² Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠ½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ.
This exquisite boxed set presents the works of Japan's most celebrated neko-e artists, featuring over seventy accordion-fold prints and an accompanying booklet with explanatory texts. Cats have long held a significant place in Japanese culture and folklore, revered by all social classes, especially artists. This volume gathers dozens of prints by the greatest masters of Japanese printmaking, showcasing the complex and multifaceted nature of Japan's relationship with cats. They appear as playful, cuddly, menacing, and predatory, often imbued with erotic meaning and symbolizing wealth and taste. Some are depicted with human qualities, while others take on monstrous forms. Each print captures its subject's personality with meticulous detail, vibrant colors, and intricate patterns. The booklet provides an introduction and brief descriptions of each work, making this the perfect gift for cat lovers, Japanese culture enthusiasts, and woodblock print collectors.