Yamamoto Masao

yamamoto masao

japanese

photographs

carriere cat on canvas

eugene carriere

french

le chat qui mange

oil on canvas laid down on board

6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches

christie's

london, south kensington

19th century european art

lot 29

Household Deities

barocci (circa 1528-1612)

italian

cat studies

images via google

Singular Space

 little cat creates an interesting composition

anonymous photograph

circa 1920

4 1/2 x 3 inches

collection: mine

-ebay find-

Grouse

thomas eakins

grouse, 1872

oil on canvas

image here

Loyal Subject

gone but not forgotten feline

-positive image from glass negative-

image found on ebay

Still Life

lucian freud

rabbit on a chair, 1944

pencil and crayon on paper

sold at christies sale no. 7977

-and-

jan mankes

stoel, 1913

woodcut

image one here

image two here

Cat Study

jan mankes

twee poezen

image here

Cat as Muse

gwen john

-i love the sweet white ribbon-

davis and langdale

Dutch Rabbits

my last post reminded me that jan mankes painted rabbits

so

from japanese bunnies to dutch bunnies

images here

Haiku and Netsuke

'even the rabbit
droops one of her ears-
midsummer heat!'-akutagawa ryunosuke

-'in a new book from the british museum exploring the form's long tradition of focus on animals,
haiku from some of the greatest exponents-basho, buson and issa-sit alongside exquisite prints of the creatures they describe'-the guardian

image via the guardian via the trustees of the british museum

kawamura bunpo
rabbits (detail), circa 1807
from Handscroll of Japanese Subjects
ink and colours on paper

......rabbits, japanese...this reminds me......

edmund de waal's

the hare with amber eyes

a hidden inheritance

-centers around a collection of netsuke-

-scheduled to speak about his new book at the jewish museum in new york in september-

image here

Dog Posing for Vuillard

i love this antique photograph

doesn't the dog look like he belongs in a vuillard

i think he was in the corner of the room

while these people were playing checkers

...hoping they'd finish their silly game

and take him for a walk...

-wink-

photograph of dog-ebay

vuillard lithograph-nga

Girl with Dog

circa 1890-1910

found on ebay

Oil Sketch

sweet donkey sketch

oil on panel

john constable (english 1776-1837)

image via christies, sale 7863

Best Friends

photo session-love session

found this on someone's tumblr just the other day

forgot to notate the source

thinking i should join tumblr-learn what it is-archive photos there-and find out the etiquette

Donkey Sanctuary

the donkey sanctuary of canada

in

southern ontario

provides

a

lifelong home

for

unwanted, neglected and abused donkeys, mules and hinnies

-mules and hinnies are hybrids having one donkey parent and one horse parent-

mule-donkey stallion and horse mare

hinny-horse stallion and donkey jennet

...and by the way if one was wondering please read...

Are donkeys as stubborn as they say?

No. Donkeys are not flight animals like horses are. When a donkey is faced with a strange situation its instinct is to stand still and to consider what is expected. If it is being asked to do something that is not in its interest to do, then the donkey will remain where it is. Some people call that stubbornness while others realize that it’s just common sense. -from the donkey sanctuary of canada website- solo enjoying life at the donkey sanctuary found via ill seen, ill said thanks