Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint

Creator Name

Katsushika Hokusai

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

ca. 1785

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Title

Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint

Creator

Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo), Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

15 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (39.1 x 25.7 cm);
height: 39.1centimetre;
width: 25.7centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1785

Provenance

The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Painting; Boys; Writing

Topic

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Katsushika Hokusai, Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint, ca. 1785, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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