Artist:

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

Publisher:

Yamaguchiya Tobei 山口屋藤兵衛 (other 4)  Search this

Medium:

Woodblock printed; ink on paper; paper covers

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Vol. 1): 18.5 x 12.7 x 0.8 cm (7 5/16 x 5 x 5/16 in)

H x W x D (Vol. 2): 18.2 x 13 x 0.8 cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 5/16 in)

Type:

Book

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1848 (Koka 5)

Period:

Edo period

Provenance:

Frederick William Gookin (1853–1936), Chicago

[1]

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

Notes:

[1] See Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Exhibition History:

Hokusai: Mad About Painting (November 20, 2019 to January 9, 2022)

Hand-Held: Gerhard Pulverer's Japanese Illustrated Books (April 6 to August 11, 2013)

Previous custodian or owner:

Frederick William Gookin (1853-1936)

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

painting instruction  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-780.228.1-2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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