諸國瀧廻 東都葵ヶ岡の瀧|Fall of Aoiga Oka, Yedo
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1827
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Museum Accession
Accession Number
JP1086
Tags
HousesMenWaterfallsTrees
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai · 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...