百人一首 うはかゑとき 文屋朝康|Poem by Funya no Asayasu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse (Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki)
1760–1849
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (24.8 x 36.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Accession Number
JP2938
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...