Cats (Portfolio of 30 Original Etchings by Édouard Manet) 猫（「マネ、30点のオリジナル・エッチング集」より）ねこ（「まね、30てんのおりじなる・えっちんぐしゅう」より）
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本作のような猫の複数の姿態を並べて配置する構図は、北斎漫画をはじめとした浮世絵の影響が大きいものと考えられる。マネの作品には《オランピア》（オルセー美術館蔵）を筆頭に構図に猫が配されるケースがしばしば見られるとともに、友人シャンフルーリの著作『猫』のための挿絵やポスターも手がけるなど、猫にまつわる多くの作品が存在し、彼の特別な愛情を感じる。本作の左側の毛繕いをするような仕草で丸まる黒猫は、すでに1868年に制作された《昼食（アトリエにて）》（ノイエ・ピナコテーク蔵）の中に登場しているが、マネはこの黒猫を描くために16点に及ぶ習作を手がけたという。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
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January 9, 2026