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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Illustrated dances of the east: Vol. 2, Meiji

Maker

  • Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎
  • Asakusa-an Ichindo
  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

Illustrated dances of the east: Vol. 2

Year

Meiji

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Illustrated woodblock-printed book

Techniques

  • Illustrated woodblock-printed book

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

26.5 x 17.5 x 0.6 cm (10 7/16 x 6 7/8 x 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on inside of back cover, top center in pencil: Adzuma Asobi/Hokusai 2[illegible]

Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.395.2/Hokusai/Adzuma Asobi

Signature: Hokusai

Identification

Edition

2nd and revised edition of the 1799 title according to L. N. Brown

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Books

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.395.2

Illustrated dances of the east: Vol. 2

2nd and revised edition of the 1799 title according to L. N. Brown

Inscription on inside of back cover, top center in pencil: Adzuma Asobi/Hokusai 2[illegible]

Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.395.2/Hokusai/Adzuma Asobi

Signature: Hokusai

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

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May 23 - October 5, 2008

Marking the Occasion

February 3 - May 28, 2006

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

The Art of Hokusai

March 15 - June 9, 1996

Hokusai's Sketchbooks

May 22 - July 25, 1992

Hokusai and His Followers

May 15 - September 27, 1987

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Matsuchizan, Meiji
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