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Katsushika Hokusai

Random sketches by Hokusai: Vol. 1, 1814

Description

Maker

  • Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, Japanese
  • Tōshirō Katano, Japanese, publisher

Title

Random sketches by Hokusai: Vol. 1

Year

1814

Medium

woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.7 x 1.1 cm (9 x 6 3/16 x 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Octagonal label adhered to inside front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.394(.1)/Hokusai/Mangwa Vol. 1

Identification

Edition

Eirakuya edition

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Books

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.394.1

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Japonisme

November 4, 1994 - January 22, 1995

Hokusai's Sketchbooks

May 22 - July 25, 1992

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Random sketches by Hokusai: Vol. 1 with the accession number of 31.394.1. To request a higher resolution file, please submit an online request.

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