{"id":7069,"date":"2015-05-29T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=7069"},"modified":"2017-04-12T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T22:34:13","slug":"life-of-cats-at-japan-society-midtown-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/29\/life-of-cats-at-japan-society-midtown-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Life of Cats at Japan Society, Midtown East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182.jpg\" alt=\"Japan Society, Midtown East\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/img_1182-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure many of you know that I am quite the cat lady. As soon as I heard that The Japan Society had an exhibit called \u201c<a title=\"Life of Cats\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japansociety.org\/event\/life-of-cats-selections-from-the-hiraki-ukiyo-e-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Life of Cats<\/a>\u201d, I knew I had to see it. John and I saw the first rotation of the exhibit and will hopefully make it to the second rotation too. The interior lobby space of the Japan Society was really lovely. It was very peaceful and zen to step inside.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit&#8217;s prints, paintings, and sculptures are divided into five categories: Cats and People, Cats as People, Cats versus People, Cats Transformed, and Cats and Play. The ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the Edo Period (1615-1867) were the most interesting and entertaining. 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As soon as I heard that The Japan Society had an exhibit called \u201cLife of Cats\u201d, I knew I had to see it. John and I saw the first rotation of the exhibit and will hopefully make it to the second rotation too. The interior lobby space of the Japan Society was really lovely. It was very peaceful and zen to step inside. The exhibit&#8217;s prints, paintings, and sculptures are divided into five categories: Cats and People, Cats as People, Cats versus People, Cats Transformed, and Cats and Play. The ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the Edo Period (1615-1867) were the most interesting and entertaining. 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