Hokusai gashiki 北斎画式

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1819 (Bunsei 1)
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Woodblock printed; ink and color on paper; paper covers
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 26.6 x 18.1 x 0.9 cm (10 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 3/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-GR-780.224
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-780.224

Object Details

  • Artist

    Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
  • Publisher

    Publisher unspecified
  • Provenance

    To 2007
    Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer, Germany, to 2007
    From 2007
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer in 2007
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Museum as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
  • Type

    Book
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