Kitagawa Utamaro A Woman and a Cat Japan Edo period (16151868) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Old Japanese engraving "Woman, cutting the hem of a kimono, so as not to wake a sleeping cat" This artwork, A Woman Cuts the Hem of a Kimono So as Not to Wake a Cat, was created in 2007 by Galina Zhiganova, a contemporary artist known for blending classical aesthetics 20 Greatest Japanese Cat Paintings You Will Love A Woman Cuts the Hem of a Kimono So As Not To Wake a Cat" (Galina Zhiganova, 2007). This artwork dipicts a woman making the ultimate sacrifice and choosing to alter the