Duck Swimming in Water - Katsushika Hokusai

Discover Katsushika Hokusai's "Duck Swimming in Water," reproduced in high quality on exclusive Amalfi paper to bring the visual poetry of Japanese art into your home.

Created in 1847, "Duck Swimming in Water" belongs to the late works of Katsushika Hokusai, an absolute master of ukiyo-e and a Japanese artist known for his lyrical attention to animals and landscapes. In this subject, Hokusai focuses on the duck swimming in water, surrounded by fluid currents and a few plant elements that suggest the changing seasons. The work reflects the nineteenth-century taste for intimate scenes of nature and, at the same time, the artist's interest in dynamic compositions, achieved through diagonals and delicate color contrasts. The soft rendering of colors, originally on silk, contributes to creating a contemplative atmosphere that has fascinated collectors and scholars, confirming Hokusai as a central figure in the history of Japanese art.

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