Frog Rectangle Canvas Wrap

Frog (1814) by Matsumoto Hoji (Japanese, active 1770–1815) A single frog, rendered in spare black ink, sits beneath a column of red calligraphy. Its expression is melancholy — or perhaps simply patient. In Zen painting, the two are often the same thing. This woodblock print comes from Meika Gafu (1814), a collection of prints by celebrated artists of the Japanese Edo period. Frogs and toads were favored subjects in Zenga — Zen-influenced ink painting — because Zen monks saw in them a kind of philosophical ideal: creatures entirely unbothered by the noise and ambition of the human world, sitting still in the present moment without effort or pretense. Hoji's frog looks like it has been sitting there for centuries and intends to sit for several more. For walls that appreciate stillness. Rectangle Canvas Wrap Gallery-quality canvas with fade-resistant inks and a 1.25" deep pine frame sourced from renewable forests. Arrives wrapped and ready to hang. Materials: cotton and polyester composite canvas, pine wood frame Inner frame: radiata pine from renewable forests Leveling bumpers included for wall protection Ready to hang — mounting hardware pre-attached Care: Dust gently with a clean, damp cloth as needed.