Japan’s Zoomorphic Urge
One of the Japanese conduct books in my collection substitutes cats for humans in its illustrations. For instance, in one drawing, an anthropomorphic cat giving a speech at a wedding reception makes the mistake of using the verb for cutting ('kiru'), and shocks the other feliform guests wh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2010-04-01
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Series: | The ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts |
Online Access: | http://www.asianetworkexchange.org/articles/208 |