Ippitsu gafu (Album of Drawings with One Stroke), complete in 1 vol.
Medium
Book; woodblock printed
Dimensions
22.5 × 15.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.) (closed); 22.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.) (opened)
Classification
book
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
192278
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...