Japanese Fabric 'Edo cats' over grey background.

100% cotton fabric printed with a motif of humanised cats (neko). They are depicted dressed in kimono, and in human attitudes. Grey background.

In the Edo period, the laws did not permit the graphic representation of certain characters: actors, politicians, etc.

In an ingenious way, ukiyo-e artists circumvented censorship by presenting vignettes depicting animals. Frogs, rabbits, donkeys, monkeys and cats were drawn as the main characters. These cats were dressed in clothes that had been worn by some protagonist of the bustling life of the city of Edo (present-day Tokyo). They also appeared in some situation in which the character had been involved.

A common entertainment for the public who consumed the ukiyo-e (the precursor of manga) booklets week after week, was to guess which public figures were hiding behind each animal. 

One of the most famous Ukiyo-e artists known for depicting cats in his works was Utagawa kuniyoshi

• Origin: Japan.
• Fabric: Printed Sheeting
• Material: Cotton 100%
• Width: 110 cm
• Weight: 134 g/m2
• Length of a unit: 50 cm

The price shown is per unit (50cm); so, if you wish to order 1m, you’ll need 2 units. If you order more than one unit, it will be delivered in one continuous piece.

Wash it in a washing machine at low temperature, delicate cycle, and best backwards, so it lasts longer. Don’t use bleach or bleachers, a soft spin-dry cycle, iron at low temperature.

It’s recommended that you wash it before using it. Cotton fabrics can shrink up to 5%.