Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Bamboo Horse (Takeuma) | Edo period, 19th century
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Bamboo Horse (Takeuma)
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 for the Yomogawa Poetry Circle in 1822, poems by Shinkotei Nakagaki and Shinratei Manzo
Surimono, shikishiban: 20.6 x 18.6 cm., 8⅛ x 7⅜ in.
For a similar impression of the same surimono in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1902,0212,0.366, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1902-0212-0-366
