Ōiko and Fan Kuai
around 1900
In this lively woodblock print titled 'Ōiko and Fan Kuai' by Katsushika Hokusai, a woman tips a massive sack to pour golden sake into a tray held by a kneeling warrior. The warrior, dressed in elaborate scale-patterned armor resembling a lion dance costume, sports a grumpy beard while a screen with a green demon face and plum blossoms stands behind them. Hokusai, best known for 'The Great Wave', created this as a 'surimono'—a high-quality, privately commissioned print often used as a fancy New Year's greeting card, allowing for richer colors and finer details than commercial prints.
- Technique
- Woodblock print (Ukiyo-e)
- Material
- Paper and pigment
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