Japan; Illustrated book; Illustrated Books

Studies of Horses Bucking, Rearing, and Bowing, Hokusai Manga, Volume 6

Katsushika Hokusai

Japan; Illustrated book; Illustrated Books

Details

Origin
Japan
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
CC0
Credit
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Animals Both · 99%

    The image visibly depicts five horses, and the catalog identifies horses and animal studies as subjects.

  • Movement Both · 99%

    The horses are shown bucking, rearing, twisting, and bowing, with lifted legs, arched necks, and flowing tails making bodily action central to the page.

Visual Qualities

  • Linear Forms Visual · 98%

    The horses are constructed with flowing contour lines, hatching, short repeated strokes, and linear accents in the manes, tails, harnesses, and saddles.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 95%

    The page contains numerous rendered details in the horses’ anatomy, hair, bridles, saddles, straps, and decorative tack.

Medium and Techniques

  • Prints Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the object as a woodblock-printed book made with ink and color on paper and classifies it as a print.

  • Illustration Metadata · 98%

    The catalog describes the object as an illustrated book and identifies it as Hokusai Manga, Volume 6.

  • Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 96%

    The catalog specifies a woodblock-printed book; the image shows printed linear outlines and tonal marks on paper.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The work is dated 1817, placing it within the nineteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies Japan as the place of origin and Hokusai as a Japanese artist.

Source & rights

Katsushika Hokusai. This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy