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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cover Design for Snow-blown Chains of Fate (花雪吹縁柵 Hana fubuki en no shigarami), Edo Period

Maker

  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳
  • Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門
  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

Cover Design for Snow-blown Chains of Fate (花雪吹縁柵 Hana fubuki en no shigarami)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Illustrated book cover: 17.8 x 24.9 cm (7 x 9 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Seals: Publisher's seal | Tsuruya han

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.492

Cover Design for Snow-blown Chains of Fate (花雪吹縁柵 Hana fubuki en no shigarami)

Seals: Publisher's seal | Tsuruya han

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

The Artistry of Utagawa Kuniyoshi

October 7, 2023 - April 28, 2024

Process and Function

January 19 - May 27, 2007

The Art of Hokusai

March 15 - June 9, 1996

Hokusai's Sketchbooks

May 22 - July 25, 1992

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints

February 8 - June 6, 1985
No Image Available

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Bird and flower, Edo Period
No Image Available

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Head of Woman, Edo Period
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