“In many societies, gender has been defined as a binary correlating to the male and female biological sexes. However, this has not been the case in all times and places. In Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868), it appears that other factors, such as age… Read More
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Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection at Japan Society Gallery, March 13 – June 7, 2015
“Since arriving in Japan aboard Chinese ships transporting sacred Buddhist scriptures in the mid-sixth century, cats have proceeded to purr and paw their way into the heart of Japanese life, folklore, and art. Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection illustrates the depth of this mutual… Read More


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