Traveler Inscribing a Temple Pillar
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
c. 1830 or early 1830s
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
7 × 29.2 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of James Parmelee
Accession Number
1940.995
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
Pillar prints, or hashira-e (柱絵), are long and narrow Japanese woodblock prints originally intended to decorate wooden pillars.