諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形)|Picture Book of New Designs for the Various Crafts (Shōshoku ehon Katsushika shin hinagata 諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形)
1836, first month (Tenpō 7)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
8 7/8 × 6 5/16 in. (22.5 × 16 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
2013.734
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan with Katsushika Hokusai's *Picture Book of New for the Various Crafts*Shōshoku ehon Katsushika shin hin), published in the first month of 1836 (Tenpō 7). Hokusai, the legendary ukiyo-e master behind icons like *The Great Wave off Kanagawa*, was in his mid-70s, endlessly innovating. This woodblock-printed book, a compact 8⅞ × 6½ inches, served as a practical for artisans, offering fresh patterns (hinagata) for everyday crafts like textiles, ceramics, and lacquerware. Rendered in precise ink on paper through the collaborative woodblock process—whe...
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese) · 1760 –1849
Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)