When a Chinese friend told me that mao is the mandarin word for cat, this picture was inevitable. The illustration features my oldest cat, Bruiser, who adores Chinese food. The background was taken from an actual photo of Chairman Mao and I was concerned as to whether I was painting the characters correctly. Imagine my mortification when another Chinese friend picked up the picture and casually read "Japan, get out of China"
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Laura Horning 31 Aug 2004
very nice use of color, he just pops right out of the background. what does the banner say?