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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Picture book of Kyōka Poems:Mountain upon mountain (Ehon kyōka yama mata yama)

Description

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Daigentei (Japanese), editor
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (Japanese, 1750 - 1797), publisher

Title

Picture book of Kyōka Poems:Mountain upon mountain (Ehon kyōka yama mata yama)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1804

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

25.1 x 17.9 x 0.5 cm (9 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 3/16 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on inside of cover page bottom right, in pencil: Hokusai

Label: Octagonal label adhered to inside of front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 06.005/(2)/Hokusai; rectangular label adhered to bottom right corner of same page, in ink: EA/306

Signature: Hokusai shujin missing from torn cover

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

06.005.2

Type

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Daigentei (Japanese), editor
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (Japanese, 1750 - 1797), publisher
Picture book of Kyōka Poems:Mountain upon mountain (Ehon kyōka yama mata yama), 1804
polychrome woodblock printed book in paper wrappers, sewn
25.1 x 17.9 x 0.5 cm (9 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 3/16 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 06.005.2

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