Flute Player and Ox - Kamisaka Sekka Art Print

Curled in the ink-dark silhouette of the ox, the boy in blue leans softly into silence. His bamboo flute resting just beneath his lips, its breath summoned, tune drifting in the hush between thought and sound. The ox’s horned head lowers, listening. Its iris, like a single brushstroke of wet obsidian, gazes toward you.

The boy’s robe, sky-blue and loose, pools over his knees like echoing river bends. Beside him, a woven basket, half-shadow, suggests the simple abundance of rural rhythm. There is no stage here, only stillness braided with potential.

Kamisaka Sekka captures this threshold moment: mid-melody, where presence becomes pattern. The ox is not a beast, but a continent. The child, not a shepherd, but a bridge. Calligraphy in form, silence in shape, their communion is an unseen music that flutters around your heart.

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• True-to-life tones without glare or distortion: warm white, archival-grade, 200gsm matte art paper

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• FSC® certified: every tree's replaced, worker's treated fairly & local community's rights respected.

Timeless statements

• Chevron cut FSC® certified wooden frames.

• Ultra-clear perspex glaze.

• Includes 2" / 5cm acid-free, archival grade mount board. Just like you see in art galleries and museums.

3 distinctive colors

Black: Suits every style from bold modernity to gothic opulence.

White: Helps art shine bright in dark rooms to lift your mood.

Natural: Infuses warmth with its rich, honeyed tones.