Image
Katsushika Hokusai
Ono no Komachi, 1810s
Description
Maker
- Ezakiya Kichibei, Japanese, publisher
- Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, Japanese
Title
Ono no Komachi
Year
1810s
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Sheet: 39.1 x 25.7 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem transcription: Iro miede utsurou yo no naka no hito no kokoro no hana ni zo arikeru
Translation: In this world what fades without changing its outer hue is the flower of the heart of man
Calligraphy by Tokunan. (signed after poem lower left) Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1178
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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