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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.2670
People
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Japanese (1760 - 1849)
Title
Scene in May: The Boys' Festival (Gogatsu no kei)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Gogatsu no kei
Classification
Prints
Work Type
surimono, print
Date
c. 1800-1810
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206796

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print (naga surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
ebangire: H. 19.3 x W. 52.5 cm (7 5/8 x 20 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Gakyōjin Hokusai ga
  • signature: printed: 画狂人 北斎画 [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
1933.4.2670
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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