Cats as a Word, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Contorting cats join force to make the hiragana syllables なまづ (from top-right), meaning "catfish". Date: between circa 1841 and circa 1843. Dimensions: height: 36 cm (14.1 in); width: 25 cm (9.8 in), ôban. Medium: woodcut print. Cats forming the caracters for catfish