百人一首 乳母かえ説 元良親王|Poem by Motoyoshi Shinnō, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
ca. 1839
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Accession Number
JP1014
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...