Demon Cat and Kabuki

Alexis Bacci, a Franco-Italian author known for horror stories that blend manga with a European sensibility, presents a fantastical scene inspired by Japanese folklore, where beauty and menace answer one another.

A gigantic white cat, jaws open on razor-sharp fangs, dominates the composition. Its bright red eyes and the scarlet sign traced on its forehead make it a true yokai, a demonic spirit sprung from Japanese legend. At its feet, three women in kabuki make-up, wearing red chequered kimonos and black sashes, struggle in a tangle of red threads. Their dance-like poses and frightened gazes give the scene a theatrical tension.

The palette, pared back to black, white, grey and red, creates an immediate graphic impact; the clean line and bold flat areas recall Japanese woodblock prints reinterpreted through contemporary comics. The image will appeal to lovers of Japanese culture, yokai, horror manga and graphic illustration, and will bring character to a living room, an office or a creative space.

This art print is produced by the Kyodai Print workshop on 210 gsm Fine Art paper. It is available in 30 × 40 cm, 50 × 70 cm and 70 × 100 cm.

Between 1970s manga, Italian-style horror and esotericism, Alexis Bacci draws dark, spellbinding worlds unlike any other.

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210 gsm Fine Art paper
Printed by Atelier Kyodai Print

Paper and process are chosen with the artist and the workshop to respect the original work. Every copy is checked before shipping. Printed in France.

Magnetic hanging bars: one 2 cm-wide natural wood bar at the top, one at the bottom, holding the print with magnets, with no holes and no damage to the paper. Lengths of 31, 51 and 71 cm to match the sizes, with a hanging cord. Delivered in the tube with your print.

Wooden frame: natural-finish wooden frame with a protective plexiglass front. Available for the 30 × 40 and 50 × 70 cm sizes. Your work arrives already framed, ready to hang: it ships in a box, not in a tube.

Made to order: another size, another paper, a special project? Send us your request: quote within 24 h, no commitment.

Ships within 5 business days in a hexagonal tube, tracked and insured. Fine Art prints travel in double packaging: a rigid round tube slipped inside a second square tube that keeps it from rolling and absorbs knocks. Works ordered with a wooden frame arrive already framed and ship in a box. Free shipping from €150 within mainland France (collectibles excluded).

Returns within 14 days, numbered editions included: the work comes back in its original tube, unframed and in perfect condition. Only prints dedicated to your name or made in a custom size cannot be returned or exchanged, unless faulty on arrival.