Illustrations for NATSUME Soseki's Wagahai wa neko de aru (I am a cat)

These illustrations are from NATSUME Soseki's (1867-1916) masterpiece I Am a Cat. The frontispiece was done by HASHIGUCHI Goyo (1880-1921), and the other illustrations were done by NAKAMURA Fusetsu (1866-1943) and ASAI Chu (1856-1907).

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