Public domain

A horse amulet

Katsushika Hokusai · 1822 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; polish; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A porcelain pot with a bonsai pine and a spring anemone, standing next to a towel rack. In the foreground a lacquer water bowl and ewer. The amulet in the title of this print likely refers to the reflective water surface in the bowl (a mirror wards off evil). With one poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

surimono tea-pot samovar

Credit lineEen paarden amulet. 1822. Katsushika Hokusai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

Open in Explore View at source