古今書画鑑 熊谷蓮生坊真跡|Bird-and-Flower Paintings
ca. 1816–20
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); W. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
JP1855
Tags
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai|Kumagai Naozane · 1760–1849
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) stands as one of history's most influential artists, a Japanese master who revolutionized the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition and profoundly shaped Western art. Born in the Katsushika district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to an artisan family, Hokusai lived through nearly nine decades of extraordinary creative evolution, adopting over thirty different artistic names t...