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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hokusai's picture book: Vol. I

Maker

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

Title

Hokusai's picture book: Vol. I

Period

Meiji

Year

1800s

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 1 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

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

Signature: Katsushika Hokusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.397

Type

  • Books

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Sketchbooks
May 22, 1992 – Jul 25, 1992

Related Objects

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

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

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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎 (Japanese, 1845 - 1894), publisher
Hokusai's picture book: Vol. I, 1800s
woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn
22.7 x 15.7 x 1 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 31.397

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