Women in a Landscape
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 5/8 × 21 1/16 in. (19.4 × 53.5 cm) Mat: 12 1/2 in. × 37 in. (31.8 × 94 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Phillips, in memory of her husband, Henry L. Phillips, 1957
Accession Number
JP3175
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...