Tsuguharu Foujita

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (November 27, 1886 in Tokyo – January 29, 1968 in Zürich) was a Japanese–French painter and printmaker born in Tokyo, Japan, who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western style paintings. He has been called "the most important Japanese artist working in the West during the 20th century". His Book of Cats, published in New York by Covici Friede, 1930, with 20 etched plate drawings by Foujita, is one of the top 500 (in price) rare books ever sold, and is ranked by rare book dealers as "the most popular and desirable book on cats ever published". (Quoted from Wikipedia.org)