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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hokusai's picture book (北斎画譜 Hokusai gafu) Vol. II

Description

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎 (Japanese, 1845 - 1894), publisher

Title

Hokusai's picture book (北斎画譜 Hokusai gafu) Vol. II

Period

Meiji

Year

1875

Medium

  • woodblock printed book with paper wrappers,
  • sewn

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodblock printed book with paper wrappers,
  • sewn

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

22.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/16 x 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on inside of back cover, top left in pencil: 1876

Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: Hokusai/13.1286; second octagonal label on the bac

Signature: Katsushika Hokusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1286

Type

  • Books

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Art of Hokusai
Mar 15, 1996 – Jun 09, 1996
Hokusai's Sketchbooks
May 22, 1992 – Jul 25, 1992

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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hokusai's picture book: Vol. I, Meiji

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎 (Japanese, 1845 - 1894), publisher
Hokusai's picture book (北斎画譜 Hokusai gafu) Vol. II, 1875
woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn
22.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/16 x 5/16 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1286

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