Fifty-three Stations on the Tōkaidō Road, Fuchū (Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi) 東海道五十三次
ca. 1845
Medium
Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
4 7/8 × 7 3/4 × 5/8 in. (12.4 × 19.7 × 1.6 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
JIB13
Tags
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...