Studies of Horses - Katsushika Hokusai

The artwork

Studies of Horses by Katsushika Hokusai is an extraordinary testament to Japanese artistic sensibility, able to capture movement and anatomy with a few essential strokes. This reproduction on fine Amalfi paper enhances every detail of the original work, offering a perfect balance of elegance and dynamism.

The work belongs to the world of ukiyo‑e, but shows the master's most intimate side: not a finished print, but a graphic workshop in which he experiments with the proportions, anatomy and movements of horses, animals central to the imagination of feudal Japan. The varied poses – walking, galloping, twisting – reveal observation from life and Hokusai's interest in dynamism, the same that characterises his famous views and the sheets of the “Hokusai Manga”. This study, now linked to the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, sums up the artist's ability to transform a simple studio exercise into an elegant reflection on the relationship between form, energy and nature.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade