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>In the Edo period many books illustrating and describing yōkai were published (yōkai emaki), with nekomata frequently depicted.
>The Hyakkai Zukan published in 1737 (Gembun 2) includes an illustration of a nekomata assuming the appearance of a woman playing a shamisen. (See the first image on this page.)
>Since Edo-period shamisen frequently used cat skins, that particular nekomata sang a sad song about its species as it plucked the strings.
>In the Edo period many books illustrating and describing yōkai were published (yōkai emaki), with nekomata frequently depicted.
>The Hyakkai Zukan published in 1737 (Gembun 2) includes an illustration of a nekomata assuming the appearance of a woman playing a shamisen. (See the first image on this page.)
>Since Edo-period shamisen frequently used cat skins, that particular nekomata sang a sad song about its species as it plucked the strings.
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