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Woman Tuning a Shamisen, Cat Watching Its Reflection

Name: Woman Tuning a Shamisen, Cat Watching Its Reflection
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01893

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1825

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 8 x 10 in, Wrong shape: a 12% crop. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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While a woman tunes her shamisen, her cat studies its own reflection in a polished mirror stand. A luxury surimono print where the cat's vanity upstages the music lesson.

Maker: Yashima Gakutei
Date: c. 1825
Medium of the original: Woodblock print (surimono)
Original held by: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01893

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 10 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 26% crop
11 x 14 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
12 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 26% crop
16 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 26% crop
18 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 26% crop
24 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 26% crop
30 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
36 x 48 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 26% crop