Random Sketches by Hokusai, Volumes 1 to 11
Medium
Eleven volumes of woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall (each volume): 8 15/16 x 6 1/4 x 1/2 in. (22.7 x 15.8 x 1.3 cm) Image: 7 x 4 7/8 in. (17.8 x 12.4 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
JIB111a–k
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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...