#japan #frog #art #woodblock @Christoph S@Michael Lyon
What a wonderful frog!
Matsumoto Hoji Frog, Japanese Woodblock, Toad Wabi Sabi
Matsumoto Hoji, Japanese, active c. 1785. This portly toad, bursting beyond the confines of the scroll's edges, belongs to a category of Japanese painting known as Zenga, or "Zen picture." For Zen monks, painting provided a medium to express their own Zen experience and pleasure.
Maruyama-Shijo School, Kishi School, Bunjinga School. Materials: paper. Edo Period, Bunka Era. Production date: 1814
like this
Jac 😎
•