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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Random sketches by Hokusai (Hokusai manga): Vol. 11

Description

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

Random sketches by Hokusai (Hokusai manga): Vol. 11

Period

Meiji

Year

before 1834

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

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 inside of front cover, top left, in pencil:#11/MangwaOctagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.394(.11)/Hokusai/Mangwa Vol. 11

Signature: unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.394.11

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Sketchbooks
May 22, 1992 – Jul 25, 1992
Hokusai and His Followers
May 15, 1987 – Sep 27, 1987

Label copy

These two volumes from Hokusai's famous Manga--a veritable encyclopedia of Far Eastern customs and people--illustrate the master's sense of humor. One two-sheet spread shows the fable of blind men attempting to guess the identity of a colossal elephant. The other volume offers Hokusai's sketches of sumo wrestlers in various positions.

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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
Random sketches by Hokusai (Hokusai manga): Vol. 11, before 1834
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 31.394.11

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