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Category:Clawfoot Bathtub
Clawfoot Bathtub | |||
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![]() 猫足バスタブ 猫足風呂 猫足浴槽 猫足湯船 Nekoashi basutabu Nekoashi furo Nekoashi yokusō Nekoashi yubune | |||
Alternate Names | Nekoashi (猫足) Cat foot bathtub four legged bathtub | ||
Type | Bathtub | ||
Similar Concepts | Slipper Bathtub Flat Bathtub Pedestal Bathtub Shower Tub Combo |
A Clawfoot Bathtub is a Freestanding Bathtub has four legs on the bottom which keep the tub elevated.
History

They originated in Holland during the mid 1800s with a design that featured legs that were a claw holding a ball and was a luxury item only the wealthy had. The tub became popular throughout Europe especially in England as bathing was already becoming more widespread around the time. They became very prominent in western homes by the late 1800s and early 1900s but have died down a bit in the west as many older buildings that have once had them have been known to eventually get them removed because of their difficult maintenance and end up being replaced with Built-In Bathtubs leaving clawfoot tubs as a novelty. While the older models of this tub were made of cast iron making them heavy, the newer models are made with acrylic which make them a little more lighter.
Role in Japanese Culture
Even though they are designed for western style baths, a few Japanese Ofuro's have been shown to have them on rare occasion since most bathrooms in Japan aren't big enough to have one. In Japan, they have somewhat risen in popularity in the 21st century, especially in anime culture as they are considered to be cute. Idols such as Shoko Nakagawa, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and members of AKB48 have been featured in or being around these types of tubs for photo shoots and music videos because of the somewhat whimsical appearance to them. With the combination of Bubble Bath, Japan perceives them as the quintessential westernized bath.

In anime & manga they are usually owned by wealthy characters like Oujos (王女) that live in mansions. European, Western, Noir and Fantasy are the most natural settings these tubs are expected to appear in. Since clawfoot tubs usually feature legs that are cat like paws, they are sometimes associated with cat themed characters like Blair in Soul Eater. In Japan, the most iconic example of clawfoot tubs in their media is through apartment 707 in the Nana series by Ai Yazawa who mostly draws clawfoot tubs in the bathing scenes of her works. Clawfoot tubs are usually the bathtubs used for scenes that feature characters randomly bathing in an out of place area out in the open because of their portable appearance and being the most recognizable bathtub design. Avant-garde anime is also seen using clawfoot tubs often in their scenery's in series such as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Yuri Kuma Arashi and studio Shaft's works like Magical Suite Prism Nana and the Monogatari series.
Design Variations

The standard version of a clawfoot tub is where one end is rounded and the other is flat. The flat end is usually where the faucet would be located and the round end would be where the bather sits. The Doubled Ended tub is where both sides of the tub are rounded and can conveniently fit two bathers one on each side. Some versions of the double ended tub will have the faucet located in the center rather than the front. There are some clawfoot tubs which are square and rectangle shaped which may look like Unit Bathtubs but have four legs on the bottom making it a clawfoot. A Slipper Bathtub is a well known variation of clawfoot tubs have in which atleast one side is sloped and serves as a back rest for the bather but can sometimes have both ends sloped. This version has become used in its more grounded alterations which take the feet off that are referred to as the Flat Bathtubs and the Pedestal Bathtubs.

The bottom feet of a clawfoot tub are also something that is different through various tubs. The earliest known design was the claws that are holding onto a ball. The cat paws are probably the most common legs these tubs have which are just the claw and not ball. Some tubs don't have to have literal claw feet but can have four undetailed pegs holding the tub up.

The most average color clawfoot tubs come in are white with gold being the second most prominent color for the feet other than white. In western cultures clawfoot tubs commonly have a Shower Head over it and Shower Curtain around it as part of a Shower Tub Combo since Ofuro's aren't in those cultures, the user has to pick between a Shower or a bath rather than getting both in one bathing session. An uncommon design seen in some clawfoot tubs are ones that will have a figurehead at the front of the tub like a head or statue similar to the front of a boat.
Quotes
- "An old fashion clawfoot tub. I'll take it."
- ~Nana Komatsu (Nana episode 1)
- "What a cute little bathtub."
- ~Rushuna Tendo (Grenadier episode 11)
- "The bath here is a real pain... This is a real freaky house. It's plenty high tech, but the bath... It's not automatic. It's kind of out of place."
- ~Hanako Tanaka (Zetman chapter 90)
- "We do not want to go inside this vulgar monstrosity, it must be a joke."
- ~Lashara Aasu XXVIII (Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar episode 2)
- "I doubt I'd be able to relax in that gaudy bath."
- ~Wahanly Shume (Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar episode 2)
- "I know right. (agreeing with Wahanly's statement)"
- ~Chiaia Furan (Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar episode 2)
- "Can't really install these in Japan..."
- ~Kore Yamazaki (The Ancient Magus' Bride volume 4 extra)
- "The bathtub at your house sure is fancy~"
- ~Mikado Yaguchi (P to JK chapter 24) (fan translation)
- "Your bath is amazing!"
- ~Mikado Yaguchi (P to JK chapter 24) (Kodansha Translation)
External Links
Subcategories
This category has the following 56 subcategories, out of 56 total.
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Pages in category "Clawfoot Bathtub"
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A
- A Certain Magical Index II/Episode 06
- A Certain Magical Index II/Episode 14
- A Certain Magical Index II/Episode 18
- A Certain Magical Index-tan/Episode 3
- A Certain Scientific Railgun/Episode 22
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 01
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 02
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 03
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 04
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 05
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 06
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 07
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Episode 08
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar/Opening Credits
- Accel World/Episode 08
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog/Episode 40
- Alvin and the Chipmunks/Episode 37
- Alvin and the Chipmunks/Opening Credits
- Amagi Brilliant Park - The Animation/Chapter 5
- Amagi Brilliant Park - The Animation/Chapter 9
- Amagi Brilliant Park Visual Fan Book
- Amagi Brilliant Park/Chapter 10
- Amagi Brilliant Park/Episode 4
- Amagi Brilliant Park/Episode 6
- Amagi Brilliant Park/Opening Credits
- Amagi Brilliant Park/Other
- Amagi Brilliant Park/OVA
- Anime Shower Special/Issue 2
- Arakawa Under the Bridge/Episode 2
- Archie Comics/Other
- Area D/Chapter 27
- Aria the Natural/Episode 12
- Asobi ni Iku yo!/Episode 3
- Avenger/Episode 01
B
- B-Shock/Chapter 23
- B-Shock/Chapter 24
- Bakuman/Chapter 068
- Bambi and Her Pink Gun/Chapter 3
- Basquash!/Episode 02
- Batgirl/Chapter 65
- Beauty and the Beast
- Ben-To/Episode 04
- Ben-To/Episode 09
- Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale/Episode 5
- Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale/Episode 9
- Black Cat (2019)/Chapter 1
- Black Cat/Episode 16
- Boku no Pico/Episode 3
- Bubblegum Crisis/Other
- Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman R
C
- Carole & Tuesday/Episode 3
- Carole & Tuesday/Episode 7
- Chrono Crusade/Episode 06
- Chrono Crusade/Episode 13
- Class Room For Heroes: Empress of Flame/Chapter 2
- ClassicaLoid/Episode 16
- Cowboy Bebop The Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- Cowboy Bebop/Episode 11
- Cowboy Bebop/Episode 16
- Cowboy Bebop/Episode 24
- Cowboy Bebop/Other
- Cutie Honey/Film
D
F
- Fairy Tail OVA/Episode 9
- Fairy Tail/Chapter 265
- Fairy Tail/Chapter 282
- Fairy Tail/Chapter 418
- Fairy Tail/Chapter 419
- Fairy Tail/Episode 155
- Fairy Tail/Episode 168
- Fairy Tail/Episode 276
- Fairy Tail/Other
- Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess
- Fate/Extra/Chapter 03
- Fate/Extra/Chapter 24
- FLCL Alternative/Episode 4
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood/Episode 44
G
- Genesis Survivor Gaiarth/Episode 1
- Genji Tsuushin Agedama/Ending Credits
- Genji Tsuushin Agedama/Episode 26
- Genji Tsuushin Agedama/Episode 27
- Genji Tsuushin Agedama/Episode 29
- Get Backers/Chapter 229
- Girls und Panzer das Finale Part 3
- Gokinjo Monogatari/Ending Credits 2
- Gokinjo Monogatari/Episode 40
- GoShogun: The Time Etranger
- Grenadier/Episode 11
- Gu Gu Ganmo/Episode 34
H
- Hana Yori Dango/Intermission
- Hangyakusei Million Arthur/Episode 01
- Hangyakusei Million Arthur/Episode 02
- Harley Quinn (2014)/Chapter 03
- Harley Quinn (2016)/Chapter 56
- Hawkman (1993)/Chapter 22
- Hayate no Gotoku!/Episode 22
- High School DxD/Chapter 02
- Honey VS
- Hunter x Hunter (2011)/Episode 110
- Hunter x Hunter/Chapter 261
I
- Idol Project/Episode 3
- IDOLM@STER Xenoglossia/Episode 06
- IDOLM@STER Xenoglossia/Episode 11
- Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor/Episode 8
- Ikumen datte Koishimasu./Chapter 3
- Is the Order a Rabbit?/Episode 01
- Is the Order a Rabbit?/Episode 03
- Is the Order a Rabbit?? Dear My Sister
- Is the Order a Rabbit?? Sing for You
- Is the Order a Rabbit??/Episode 06
- Is the Order a Rabbit??/Episode 12
- Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu Omega/Episode 10
- Izetta: The Last Witch/Episode 04
J
K
- Karakuri Circus/Episode 25
- Kemonozume/Episode 8
- Kindaichi Case Files/Film
- Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo/Episode 349
- Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu./Episode 12
- Kotoura-san/Episode 2
- Kutsuzure Sensen - Witch Vasenka's War/Chapter 4
- Kyoukai no Rinne/Episode 14
- Kyoukai no Rinne/Episode 15
M
- Mahou no Idol Pastel Yumi/Episode 02
- Mahou no Idol Pastel Yumi/Episode 07
- Mahou no Idol Pastel Yumi/Episode 09
- Mai-Otome 0~S.ifr~/Episode 1
- Majokko Megu-chan/Episode 23
- Maoujou de Oyasumi/Episode 4
- Masamune-kun's Revenge/Chapter 22
- Master of Mosquiton/Episode 3
- Mickey's Fire Brigade
- Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai/Opening Credits
- Mieruko-chan/Episode 7
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed/Episode 19
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam/Episode 29
- Monogatari Series: Second Season/Episode 03
- Murder Princess/Episode 3
- My Daddy Long Legs/Opening Credits
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P
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt/Episode 03
- Pep Comics/Chapter 030
- Pink/One-Shot
- Pink: Mizu Dorobou Ame Dorobou
- Pokémon Advanced Generation/Episode 140
- Pokémon/Episode 104
- Powerpuff Girls/Episode 06
- Powerpuff Girls/Episode 18
- Princess Resurrection/Episode 04
- Princess Resurrection/Episode 18
- Princess Road: Bara to Dokuro no Monshou