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RISDM 20-1226.tif

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hanging-Cloud Bridge, Mount Gyodo, Ashikaga (Ashikaga gyodozan kumo no kakehashi)

Description

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher

Title

Hanging-Cloud Bridge, Mount Gyodo, Ashikaga (Ashikaga gyodozan kumo no kakehashi)
Wondrous views of famous bridges in the various provinces
Shokoku meikyo kiran

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1831-1832

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 24.4 x 37.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Two circular red stamps verso, bottom left area.

Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eijudo;censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

State

center fold, quite faded and worn though an early impression showing predominant white cloud, left mountain overprinted in blue and green to yellow rocks

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1226

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Art of Hokusai
Mar 15, 1996 – Jun 09, 1996
Cities, Buildings, and Rooms
Exterior and Interior Spatial Representation in Japanese Prints
Jan 31, 1992 – Mar 22, 1992

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
Hanging-Cloud Bridge, Mount Gyodo, Ashikaga (Ashikaga gyodozan kumo no kakehashi); Wondrous views of famous bridges in the various provinces; Shokoku meikyo kiran, ca. 1831-1832
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 24.4 x 37.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1226

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