A cat with green eyes has a special aura about it, such ordinary green eyes are something to be revered. On cat's eye (not the gem pieces), it has to do with the melanin mix in the pigment matrix of pheomelanin. There are cats even with dichromatic eyes. The cat is in a relaxed pose. The stokes show the artist's impeccable skill. It is a rare work of absolute quality. Dzulkifli Buyong's menagerie of cats in paintings is about the most expensive among the feline breed, selling for as much as RM134,400, which was the premium fetched for his Kucing Sakit (1986) at the Oct 28, 2018 Henry Butcher art auction. His auction cat-apieces include Manja (RM84,000), Tiga Kucing (RM78,400), Mother And Child (RM35,000), Tiga SiManjaku (RM31,360), Keluargaku, Untitled (1979, 1987, 1989, 1994), Two Cats (Cubist, 1986), The Kiss (1997), and Rest (1987). Ironically, the prices of the living purring pets are comparatively modest, with the popular Persian breed, going for between only RM1K to RM5K. Others include the Ragdoll (RM3K-RM14K), British Shorthair (RM3K-RM5K, better prices than their American counterparts), Munchkin (RM1K-RM10K), Main Coon (RM2K-RM10K), with others like the Siberian and the Sphynx. Even late in his life, Buyong kept his starry-eyed wonder and innocence, manifesting his fragile temperament and humour. His potential was spotted in his teens, when he was already winning prizes in national competitions like Young Friends (1962, 1963) and Joy of Living (1964). When at Victoria Institution, he was mentored by Patrick Ng Kah Onn, and both Dzulkifli and Patrick Ng were the toast of the loose art coterie Wednesday Art Group formed by Peter Harris. An informal stint in Japan for nearly three years in the late 1960s took a toll on his health and emotions.