Exhibition Type: Japanese Art
Hokusai: Mad about Painting On view through November 8, 2020.
Detail, Shrine Portrait; F2002.11a-c
Tale of the Crane (Tsuru no monogatari), F1966.18.
Battle scene, F1986.59.
Inkstone box (suzuribako), F2005.2a-m.
Detail, Shakyamuni (Shaka); F1904.311
Seikan Ferryboat, from the series Karasu (Ravens); Fukase Masahisa (1934–2012); Japan, 1976; gelatin silver print; partial gift from Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, and purchased through the Freer|Sackler acquisitions fund in honor of Julian Raby, director emeritus of the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2018.2.24. © Masahisa Fukase Archives, courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery in London
Detail, Sanjō Bridge; Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902–2000); Japan, Showa era, 1954; woodblock print; ink and color on paper; on loan from the Ken and Kiyo Hitch Collection; LTS2017.3.27; image courtesy of Kyoto Tokuriki Hangakan, Inc.
Detail, Iron Flute; Kōgetsu Sōgan (1574–1643); Japan, Momoyama or Edo period, early 17th century; hanging scroll; ink on paper; Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment F1981.12