和漢 絵本魁|Picture Book of Chinese and Japanese Warriors (Wakan ehon sakigake 和漢 絵本魁)
1836, first month (Tenpō 7)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
8 13/16 × 6 1/8 in. (22.4 × 15.6 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number
2013.733
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About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai|Kitajima Junshirō 北島順四郎 · 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...