Who created Two Soldiers Beating Drums?

Two Soldiers Beating Drums was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in about 1810s.

What does Two Soldiers Beating Drums depict?

Two Soldiers Beating Drums depicts landscapes.

Two Soldiers Beating Drums

by Katsushika Hokusai

Ukiyo-e

Landscapes

Date:: about 1810s
Medium:: Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono
Source:: Art Institute of Chicago

Description

Two Soldiers Beating Drums is a figural [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) print designed by Katsushika Hokusai around 1805 and now held in the Art Institute of Chicago. The composition presents two warriors striking drums in unison, a subject drawn from the long tradition of warrior pictures ([musha-e](/glossary/musha-e)) that ran in parallel with the better-known beauty and actor genres in Edo ukiyo-e.

Two Soldiers Beating Drums

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More Prints by Katsushika Hokusai

The Fishermen of Katase Hauling in Their Nets: The Purple Shell (Murasakigai)

Burdock Root (Kurama gobo), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"

Horse Shells (Umagai), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"

Orange Orchids, from an untitled series of flowers

More Landscapes Prints

Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"

Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)

The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)

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