Showing posts with label cats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cats. Show all posts

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Roaring Iron - fancy coat names from the 19th century Cat Garden

 black cat hissing at rat hiding behind stove with wok on it

Mao Yuan (The Cat Garden) is a 19th century compendium of contemporary cat lore and cat literature from antiquity. It was compiled around 1852-1853 by Huang Han, a native of Wenzhou. Enjoy selections from the Cat Garden and other works of late Imperial Chinese cat lore here.

Monday, July 8, 2024

Tiger Art: a curated collection

More than 50 pieces from museums around the world, via Google Arts and Culture. Centering artists from Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia. Btw, July 29 is International Tiger Day

tiger paintings and sculptures from various countries

Monday, January 8, 2024

Big Gold Drop - fancy coat names from the 19th century Cat Garden

Yellow Persian cat sitting in front of overturned honey jug watching ants

Mao Yuan (The Cat Garden) is a 19th century compendium of contemporary cat lore and cat literature from antiquity. It was compiled around 1852-1853 by Huang Han, a native of Wenzhou. Enjoy selections from the Cat Garden and other works of late Imperial Chinese cat lore here.

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Translations from "The Cat Physiognomy Guide"

 The Cat Physiognomy Guide, Xiang Mao Jing, is one of the old texts collected in Cat Garden, a compendium of cat literature collected by Huang Han during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (1850-1861). The original text of Xiang Mao Jing no longer exists. It contains tis on how to read  your cat's face.

Btw, August 8 is International Cat Day.

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Berry Passion Kitty

My friend's business. He's worked superhard on making the best quality ice cream for years. If you're in the Dallas area, check it out! They deliver. :-) POC-owned.
Red cat with strawberry-passion fruit ice cream bar

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Happy International Cat Day! For the Cat Lovers: Non-Eurocentric Cat Art

Dear cat art aficionados, wishing you a Happy International Cat Day on 8/8!

Tired of paging through the some arts app's mostly Eurocentric highlights looking for work created by artists from the global majority?

Good news. I've put together the following collection in Google Arts and Culture for your enjoyment :-)

montage of paintings and sculptures of cats

Cat art from non-European cultures -  52 images of cats created by non-European artists in ancient and modern cultures