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Farmer and Mule by Ohno Bakufu — Japanese Woodblock print

Farmer and Mule

by Ohno Bakufu

Shin-hanga
Figures
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban

Description

"Farmer and Mule" depicts the partnership between agricultural laborer and working animal that defined Japanese rural life before mechanization. The mule — less common than the horse or ox in Japan — suggests this may depict a particular regional farming practice or a specific observation from Bakufu's travels. His handling of the figure and animal together demonstrates the same observational care he brought to marine subjects: a desire to render what he saw truthfully rather than conventionally.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Farmer and Mule was created by Ohno Bakufu (大野麦風).

Farmer and Mule depicts figures.