Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | A Horse Charm (Mayoke) | Edo period, 19th century
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
A Horse Charm (Mayoke)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, from the series A Selection of Horses (Umazukushi), signed Fusenkyo Iitsu hitsu (Brush of Iitsu, from in his non-painting studio), privately issued in 1822
Surimono, shikishiban: 20.6 x 18.6 cm., 8⅛ x 7⅜ in.
Blue and white porcelain vessels set with bonsai or other plants and foliage, often feature in Hokusai's work. The poem by Sanseitei Marumi has been translated by Roger Keyes in The Art of Surimono, (London, 1985) no. 200:
In the rays
of the Spring sun
on Lake Biwa,
Mirror Mountain
also glitters
Hatsuhikage
nioteru haru ni
Omi no ya
kagami no yama o
miru mo mabayuki
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1937,0710,0.212, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1937-0710-0-212