Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Random sketches by Hokusai (Hokusai manga): Vol. 2

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. 2

Period

Meiji

Year

Bunkwa 13, 1816

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.7 x 1 cm (9 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on front cover, bottom center, in pencil:Manga Art Book 2Octagonal label adhered to inside front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.394(.2)/Hokusai/Mangwa Vol. 2

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

Identification

Edition

Eirakuya edition

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.394.2

Type

Exhibition History

Japonisme
The Influence of Japanese Art on the West
Nov 04, 1994 – Jan 22, 1995
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)
Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎 (Japanese, 1845 - 1894), publisher
Random sketches by Hokusai (Hokusai manga): Vol. 2, Bunkwa 13, 1816
woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn
22.9 x 15.7 x 1 cm (9 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 31.394.2

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