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Matsumoto Hoji Prints
About Matsumoto Hōji
Matsumoto Hōji was a Japanese painter of the late Edo period who worked in Osaka. Little is recorded about his life, and his birth date is not known. He also used the names Shūsuke and Hōji Dōjin, and he studied the painting style of the poet-painter Yosa Buson.
Hōji is remembered above all for his toads and frogs, a subject he painted again and again in loose, confident ink brushwork. His frogs also appear in Meika Gafu, a woodblock-printed picture book of designs by various artists.
Matsumoto Hōji prints: reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints of frogs by the Edo-period Osaka painter Matsumoto Hōji, from the picture book Meika Gafu, dated 1814. The collection includes Frog, Frog in Outline, Frog with Cup and Three Frogs, a set of three prints.
This selection is devoted to Hōji's best-known subject. Each print shows frogs drawn in a few loose ink strokes on a plain ground. The frogs are shown sitting, in outline, or beside a sake cup, with a light, humorous touch.
The simple ink drawings suit kitchens, bathrooms, studies and children's rooms, and they hang well as a row of three on a narrow wall. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with low-glare acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
