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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Random sketches by Hokusai (Hokusai manga): Vol. 6

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. 6

Period

Meiji

Year

Bunkwa 14, 1817

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

22.5 x 15.7 x 1.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/16 x 1/2 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on front cover, on bottom of title, in pencil: 6/Mangwa; in same hand, inside of front cover, top center, in pencil:#6 MangwaOctagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.394(.6)/Hokusai/Mangwa Vol. 6

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.394.6

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Sketchbooks
May 22, 1992 – Jul 25, 1992

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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. 6, Bunkwa 14, 1817
woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn
22.5 x 15.7 x 1.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/16 x 1/2 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 31.394.6

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