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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.1785
People
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Japanese (1760 - 1849)
Title
Beauties of the Three Cities (Osaka, Kyoto and Edo), with poems by Kokintei Yurahito, Mantotei Takomaru and an associate
Classification
Prints
Work Type
surimono, print
Date
Edo period,
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/207656

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "kokonotsu-giri ban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Paper: H. 13.5 cm x W. 19.0 cm (5 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Gakyōjin Hokusai ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.1785
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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