Happy International #BatAppreciationDay 🦇!
Takahashi Bihō (Japan, b.1873)
#Bat and Moon, c. 1928–30
Woodblock print (shin hanga / kachō-e), ink & color on paper
Sheet 10 3/4 x 11 3/16 in. (27.3 x 28.4 cm)
Minneapolis Institute of Art P.77.28.46 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/91665/bat-and-moon-takahashi-biho
#JapaneseArt #AuspiciousAnimals

#Caturday clowder:
Ceramic Maneki-Neko (Beckoning #Cats), Japan, 20th c.
Mingei International Museum https://collections.mingei.org/objects-1/info?query=mfs%20any%20%22Maneki%22&sort=9&page=46
#CatsInArt #JapaneseArt #AuspiciousAnimals

#TurtleTuesday 🐢:
Divine #Turtle of Longevity (Minogame)
Japan, 19th c.
Copper alloy
On display at The Walters Art Museum (54.1355)
#JapaneseArt #AuspiciousAnimals