Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Yōrō Falls, Mino Province (Mino no kuni Yōrō no taki)

Maker

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

Title

Yōrō Falls, Mino Province (Mino no kuni Yōrō no taki)
from the series A Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1831-1832

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 37.2 x 25.9 cm (14 5/8 x 10 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Saki no Hokusai Itsu hitsu
Censor's seal: Kiwame
Publisher's seal: Nishiyo

Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

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

Inscription: Inscription verso, bottom center:EGR 100

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1219

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
Yōrō Falls, Mino Province (Mino no kuni Yōrō no taki); from the series A Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), ca. 1831-1832
Polychrome wood block print
Vertical ōban: 37.2 x 25.9 cm (14 5/8 x 10 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1219

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