Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Illustrated Canon of Filial Piety (Ehon Kōkyō): Vol. 2

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Toto shoshi Suzanbo-shi (Japanese), publisher

Title

Illustrated Canon of Filial Piety (Ehon Kōkyō): Vol. 2
llustrated Canon of Filial Piety (Ch., Hsiao Ching): Vol. II | Ancient Illustrated Canon of Filial Piety

Period

Meiji

Year

ca. 1880

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

22.7 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: Hokusai/13.1283; second large octagonal label adhered to back cover, top right corner with inscription in ink:de/50

Signature: Zen Hokusai manji rojin

Seals: Red circular seals stamped on front cover, bottom right corner; inside of front cover and on first page.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1283

Type

Exhibition History

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

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Toto shoshi Suzanbo-shi (Japanese), publisher
Illustrated Canon of Filial Piety (Ehon Kōkyō): Vol. 2; llustrated Canon of Filial Piety (Ch., Hsiao Ching): Vol. II | Ancient Illustrated Canon of Filial Piety, ca. 1880
woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn
22.7 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1283

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