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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.477.35.2
People
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Japanese (1760 - 1849)
Title
First Volume of Hokusai's Sketches (Hokusai gafu shohen)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Hokusai gafu shohen
Classification
Prints
Work Type
book
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/143120

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman, Class of 1907
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.477.35.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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