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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.1810
People
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Japanese (1760 - 1849)
Title
Six Sage Poets (Rokkasen) Preparing for the Tanabata Festival
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/207617

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "nagaban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Paper: H. 23.6 cm x W. 37.2 cm (9 5/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) 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
1933.4.1810
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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