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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

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

Maker

  • Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎
  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

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

Year

Meiji

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • woodblock printed book with paper wrappers,
  • sewn

Techniques

  • woodblock printed book with paper wrappers,
  • sewn

Supports

  • paper

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

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Books

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1286

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

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

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

The Art of Hokusai

March 15 - June 9, 1996

Hokusai's Sketchbooks

May 22 - July 25, 1992

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hokusai's picture book: Vol. I, Meiji
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