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Katsushika Hokusai

Cover design for Isobe's illustrated book Snow-blown Chains of Fate (Hana fubuki en no shigarami), published spring 1832

Description

Maker

Title

Cover design for Isobe's illustrated book Snow-blown Chains of Fate (Hana fubuki en no shigarami)

Year

published spring 1832

Medium

polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 17.8 x 24.9 cm (7 x 9 13/16 inches) Mat size: B; Overall measurement

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Publisher's seal | Tsuruya han

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.492

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function

January 19 - May 27, 2007

Much of the design of this book cover should most likely be attributed to Hokusai. Kuniyoshi was probably responsible for the figure on the left, based upon the placement of his signature above her.

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