Riding the Ox Home, by Hokusai

This is actually only half of the design that Hokusai created: in the original book the print continues off to the left, where we see more mountains, and on the continuation of the pathway, a man is climbing up towards us ...

Blocks: 7 cherrywood
Printing impressions: 10

• Key block
• Sky - gradation downward
• Grey mountain side
• Green
• Sky - gradation upward
• Ox body
• Light blue: shoe, water, accessories
• Blue gradations on distant mountains
• Skin tone
• Red clothing and flute