Agate Men魋eki (title on object) A series with horses (series title) Umazukushi (series title on object); In a lacquer pot filled with small stones are two branches of red coral. On the ground next to it; a rough and a polished piece of agate. With three poems. Literally translated; the Japanese title of this print means 'horse brain stone' (hence this design for this series of prints); but it means agate. From the beginning of the 19th century; poet groups held meetings where they showed each other special valuables; such as the objects in this still life; coelenterata: coral; Katsushika Hokusai (mentioned on object); Japan; 1822; paper; polishing; h 206 mm x w 180 mm