Artwork preview

Horse Pattern (Koma shōbu), from the series Horses

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese still life. A green cloth with a white horse pattern and red trim is folded on top of a reddish-brown cloth. The green cloth features white horses and plants. A round container with a red and green design and a handle sits on the left. The container has a white circular object next to it. A long, narrow box with a black and white pattern is positioned below. The background is beige with Japanese writing in black and red. Two red seals are visible in the top-right corner. The image includes Japanese characters written vertically on the right and horizontally on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
1822
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
556 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette