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貓飼好五十三疋

喜愛貓的歌川國芳，在他的畫作中可看到不少有貓出現的場景，就連作畫時他都會抱著貓，足見他對貓的熱愛。在這幅三聯畫中，歌川國芳是把東海道的53 個站點都畫貓來做該站的代表，以貓的個性與型態顯露該站的特色，而且每站的貓都不一樣呢！但仔細數數，可發現總共有55 組貓( 有幾組畫了不只一隻貓)，這是因為多加了起站的江戶日本橋與終站的京都，這些貓的各形各色真是讓人驚嘆啊！

Cats Suggested as The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, who loved cats, often included scenes with cats in his artwork. He would even hold a cat while painting, showing just how much he loved them. In this triptych, Utagawa Kuniyoshi used cats to represent each of the 53 stations of the Tokaido, expressing the characteristics of each station through the cats’ personalities and appearances – and every station’s cat is different! But if you count carefully, you’ll find a total of 55 groups of cats (some groups have more than one cat), because he added the starting point, Nihonbashi in Edo, and the endpoint, Kyoto. These cats, in all their various forms and expressions, are truly amazing!