Unknown, horse
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A horse of unknown specific title, depicted in Urushibara's woodblock style as one of his animal studies. The horse recurs across his work as a subject that bridges Japanese artistic tradition — where horses appeared as shrine offerings and in narrative painting — and the Western equestrian tradition he encountered in London. This version, cataloged as "Unknown, horse," may be one of several studies in different media or positions, its exact identity lost to incomplete documentation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Unknown, horse was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫).
Unknown, horse depicts animals.