<p>Paris, [France] Aug 10 (ANI): Marking the 160th anniversary of France-Japan diplomatic ties, public art piece named 'Ship's Cat' is set to be displayed at an exhibition in Paris.</p><p>The exhibition is scheduled to take place this month in the Louvre Museum of the city.</p><p>Keeping alive the collaborative efforts, the art piece will use fuse techniques of modern art and the traditional Japanese culture of washi paper for the first time.</p><p>In a press conference held for this exhibition on July 3 at the Consulate-General of France in Kyoto, the importance of SHIP's CAT was discussed.</p><p>Also, the plan to establish Liberte, a popular boulangerie representing the food culture in Paris, in Kyoto was also one of the agendas in the conference as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the Kyoto-Paris Friendship Pledge.</p><p>"Ship's cat" is a sculpture created by a modern artist from Japan Kenji Yanobe. It was made for the safety and hopes of travellers around the world and features a motif of cats that served as guardian gods of journeying during the Age of Exploration. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>
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