Gold Coins to a Cat — Art Print

Description

猫に小判. “Gold coins to a cat.” Something of real value handed to someone entirely incapable of recognising it.

The English equivalent — pearls before swine — arrives with a sermon attached. The Japanese version is calmer and much funnier: the cat is not ungrateful or wicked. The cat is simply a cat, and your gold means nothing here.

Ukiyo-e woodblock, in the lineage of Kuniyoshi’s cats: flat planes, confident contours, koban coins scattered with complete indifference.

The print

• Matte poster: 189 g/m² museum-quality matte paper, giclée print, no glare
• Canvas: cotton-poly canvas stretched over a 1.25″ pine frame, ready to hang
• Square format, artwork centred with a clean margin — the poster arrives ready for any square frame
• Printed with the saying in its original language, as part of the artwork

Printed on demand, shipped worldwide

Nothing is made until you order it. Your piece is produced at the facility closest to your address — usually within 2–5 business days — and then shipped. Flat-rate shipping: $7.95 in the US, $12.95 everywhere else. Shipping & returns.

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