Published 1892, Horse Riding for Cherry Hunting (#33) belongs to Flowers of Japan (Nihon Hana Zukushi). Flowers of Japan treats plants as carriers of season, literary association, and cultural memory rather than as neutral botanical specimens. Gekkō combines recognizable growth and habitat with the symbolic language of flowers established in poetry, painting, and decorative art.
Horses remained essential to transport, agriculture, military identity, and ceremony even as railways and mechanized systems expanded in Meiji Japan. The catalog identifies horse, landscape, and men among the principal motifs. Gekkō uses their relationship to clarify action, season, setting, and narrative emphasis rather than treating them as interchangeable decoration.
Gekkō’s print style is noted for painterly contours, soft color transitions, and reserved paper, effects achieved through the collaborative disciplines of block carving and hand printing.
Additional information
| Editions | First Edition, Second Edition, Third Edition |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Akiyama Buemon, Matsuki Heikichi, Sasaki Toyokichi |
| Size | Oban |
| Subjects | horse, landscape, men |
| Year Published | 1892 |
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