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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, (1760–1849)
Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume X, 1833
Ink on Paper
9 in. x 6 1/4 in. (22.86 cm x 15.88 cm)

Object Type: Book

Technique: Wood-block Printing

Period: Edo (Japan, 1615-1868)

Credit Line: Gift of the Johnson Family Trust

Accession Number: 2003.6.93

Alternate Title: Hokusai Manga

Commentary

A gift of 16 volumes - 15 volumes of the Manga and an additional copy of Volume X.

Marks

No marks.

Medium

Black, blue and orange ink woodblock prints on paper, bound as an ehon (book).

Object Description

Volume XI from Hokusai's set of Manga, intended as primers for aspiring artists. In this series of 15 volumes, designed from around 1813 through his final years, Hokusai produced a veritable pictorial encyclopedia of Far Eastern life and legend. The series was originally intended as a set of copybooks for art students but soon made the artist's name known throughout Japan and, eventually, throughout the world. Volume XI includes 56 illustrations with black, blue and orange inks. The images depict male and female portraits, roosters, dogs, dragons, domestic scenes, tea, craftsmen, demons, peasants, wrestling, mountain and ocean landscapes, boats, travelers, waterfalls, hunters with rifles, birds, warriors, fishermen, and a pavilion. Page 1 - 2 and 59 are text. 59 pages. Light tan binding.

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Birds, Boats, Books, Coastal, Demons, Dogs and Cats, Domestic Scenes, Females, Males, Mountains, Mythological Creatures, Travellers, Waterfalls, Workers