A Woman Cuts the Hem of a Kimono So As Not To Wake a Cat" (Galina Zhiganova, 2007). This artwork dipicts a woman making the ultimate sacrifice and choosing to alter the Hokkei (1780 1850) Court Lady and Hanging Incense Burner Fuji Arts Japanese Prints Kitagawa Utamaro A Woman and a Cat Japan Edo period (16151868) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Kitagawa Utamaro A Woman and a Cat Japan Edo period (16151868) The Metropolitan Museum of Art This artwork, A Woman Cuts the Hem of a Kimono So as Not to Wake a Cat, was created in 2007 by Galina Zhiganova, a contemporary artist known for blending classical aesthetics Japanese Painting TikTok