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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Random sketches by Hokusai (Hokusai manga): Vol. 2

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. 2

Period

Meiji

Year

Bunkwa 13, 1816

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.7 x 1 cm (9 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on front cover, bottom center, in pencil:Manga Art Book 2Octagonal label adhered to inside front cover, top right with inscription in ink: 31.394(.2)/Hokusai/Mangwa Vol. 2

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

Identification

Edition

Eirakuya edition

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.394.2

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Japonisme
The Influence of Japanese Art on the West
Nov 04, 1994 – Jan 22, 1995
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. 2, Bunkwa 13, 1816
woodblock printed book with paper wrappers, sewn
22.9 x 15.7 x 1 cm (9 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 31.394.2

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