Hokusai's genre scenes, bijin-ga (beautiful women), and miscellaneous subjects represent the breadth of his career across more than seven decades. The market for non-landscape Hokusai prints has strengthened as collectors seek beyond the most famous designs.
A lone traveler on horseback passes beneath a cloud of cherry blossoms in full bloom, the horse and rider rendered with crisp [nishiki-e](/glossary/nishiki-e) color against a background of flowering branches. Produced in the 1790s, the print belongs to Hokusai's genre repertoire of figure studies in seasonal settings, combining the pictorial conventions of [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) (beauty prints) adapted for a male traveler with the spring celebration of hana (blossoms).
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Traveler on Horseback under Bloomed Cherry Tree was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1790s.
Traveler on Horseback under Bloomed Cherry Tree depicts figures, cherry blossoms, and trees.
Traveler on Horseback under Bloomed Cherry Tree measures 17.6 × 12.9 cm (Oban format).
