Handscroll with Miscellaneous Images

Hokusai. Miscellaneous subjects: fishes, flowers, figures, landscapes, etc.
Color. Inscription. Signature. Three seals. Paper makimono.

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Maker(s)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1839
School
Ukiyo-e
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 37.2 x 1434 cm (14 5/8 x 564 9/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1902.42
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Handscroll

Keywords
bird, Edo period (1615 - 1868), fish, flower, Japan, makimono, plant, surimono, ukiyo-e
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Hokusai. Miscellaneous subjects: fishes, flowers, figures, landscapes, etc.
Color. Inscription. Signature. Three seals. Paper makimono.

Inscription(s)

Tenpō jū tsuchinoto i no fuyu Gakyō rōjin Manji hitsu yowai hachijū 天保十己亥冬画狂老人卍筆齢八十

Marking(s)

Artist's seal below signature: Katsushika (type 3)
Collector's seal upper right corner on first sheet: Hayashi Tadamasa zo no in

Published References
  • The Artistic Journey of Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Exh. cat. .
  • Jack Hillier. Hokusai Drawings. London. pl. 82.
  • Harold P. Stern. Hokusai: Paintings and Drawings in the Freer Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. Washington. cat. 8, p. 18.
  • Ann Yonemura, Nagata Seiji, Kobayashi Tadashi, Asano Shugo, Timothy Clark, Naito Masatoshi. Hokusai: Volume Two. Exh. cat. Washington, 2006. cat. 118, p. 34, 87.
  • Ann Yonemura. Hokusai: Volume One. Exh. cat. Washington, 2006. cat. 106, pp. 155-163.
  • Harold P. Stern. Ukiyo-e Painting: Freer Gallery of Art Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition. Exh. cat. Washington and Baltimore, 1973. cat. 97, pp. 260-261.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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