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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Random sketches by Hokusai (北斎漫画 Hokusai manga): Vol. 8, Meiji

Maker

  • Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎
  • Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Title

Random sketches by Hokusai (北斎漫画 Hokusai manga): Vol. 8

Year

Meiji

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • woodblock printed book with paper wrappers,
  • sewn

Techniques

  • woodblock printed book with paper wrappers,
  • sewn

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

22.5 x 15.6 x 0.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on inside of front cover, top left, in pencil:#8/MangwaOctagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.394(.8)/Hokusai/Mangwa Vol. 8

Signature: Vols. I-X, signed | Katsushika Hokusai

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Books

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.394.8

Random sketches by Hokusai (北斎漫画 Hokusai manga): Vol. 8

Inscription on inside of front cover, top left, in pencil:#8/MangwaOctagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.394(.8)/Hokusai/Mangwa Vol. 8

Signature: Vols. I-X, signed | Katsushika Hokusai

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Sketchbooks

May 22 - July 25, 1992

Hokusai and His Followers

May 15 - September 27, 1987
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