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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Under the Great Wave, off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)

Description

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869

Title

Under the Great Wave, off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)
from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景
神奈川沖浪裏

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1829-1833

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 26 x 37.3 cm (10 1/4 x 14 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu

Signature: Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eijudo; censor's seal | kiwame

Inscription: Three partial red stamps verso, bottom right corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1195

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Articles

K-12 Virtual Visit

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 04, 2004 – Aug 29, 2004
Hokusai's Mount Fuji
Prints from "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"
Apr 15, 1994 – May 29, 1994
Hokusai's Mount Fuji
A Selection of Prints from the Series Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji
Jun 14, 1991 – Aug 17, 1991
Hokusai and His Followers
May 15, 1987 – Sep 27, 1987
In The Shadow of Fuji
Jun 21, 1985 – Oct 27, 1985

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
Under the Great Wave, off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura); from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei); 冨嶽三十六景; 神奈川沖浪裏, ca. 1829-1833
Polychrome wood block print
Vertical ōban: 26 x 37.3 cm (10 1/4 x 14 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1195

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