Nemuri-neko
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title:
Nemuri-neko
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Nemuri-neko is a famous wood carving by Hidari Jingorō (左甚五郎の作) located in the East corridor at Tōshō-gū Shrine (日光東照宮) in Nikkō, Japan. The Japanese sleeping cat is modeled after the famous crouching nemurineko carving by Hidari Jingorō.
Based on the writing of Zempei Matsumura's book, Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine and Jingorō Hidari published by Nohi Publishing Company in 1975: According to Matsumura, it was Jingorō's goal to carve and sculpture lifelike cats by making "utmost efforts in the future to
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Famous Japanese wood carving
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemuri-neko
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2023-12-14T19:52:53Z
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