A sleek black cat sits in profile against a pale yellow ground, its elongated body and alert posture capturing feline grace with striking economy of line. The woodblock print technique renders the cat's fur in deep charcoal tones with precise detailing, while delicate Japanese characters and a red seal mark appear in the upper right, anchoring this work in the East Asian artistic tradition. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.