Artist:

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)  Search this

Block carver:

Suzuki Eijiro 鈴木栄次郎  Search this

Publisher:

Heirindo 平林堂  Search this

Medium:

Woodblock printed; ink on paper; paper covers

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 22.7 x 15.8 x 0.6 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/4 x 1/4 in)

Type:

Book

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1843 (Tenpo 14)

Period:

Edo period

Description:

1 volume in modern case

Signatures:

東都前北斎卍翁筆 Tōto saki no Hokusai Manji Hokusaiō hitsu

Marks:

Pulverer seal in red at top right of sheet page.

Inscriptions:

Handwritten inscriptions: front and back covers, as well as inside front cover and inside back cover.

Inside front cover: blank with handwritten inscription in black ink on bottom left: 「此主勝蔵 Kononushi katsuzō

Provenance:

To 2007

Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer, Germany, to 2007

From 2007

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer in 2007

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer

Topic:

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Gerhard Pulverer collection  Search this

ehon  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Museum as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)

Accession Number:

FSC-GR-780.216

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye321e2a1ed-98ab-4d40-b567-7f2c3a06d5c9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-780.216