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Katsushika Hokusai

Hokusai's picture book: Vol. I, 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, Japanese
  • Tōshirō Katano, 1845 - 1894, Japanese, publisher

Title

Hokusai's picture book: Vol. I

Year

1800s

Medium

woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

22.7 x 15.7 x 1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Catalo

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on first page (with Japanese script), top left, in pencil: Gafu. Hokusai

Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.397/Hokusai/Gafu

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Books

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.397

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Sketchbooks

May 22 - July 25, 1992

Related

Katsushika Hokusai

Hokusai's picture book: Vol. II, 1875

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