Drawing of a Bison, and Heads of a Bison and Horse
Katsushika Hokusai|Unidentified artist
19th century
Medium
Matted drawing; ink on paper
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (19.7 x 27.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1937
Accession Number
37.119.4
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai|Unidentified artist · 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...