Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples

Creator Name

Katsushika Hokusai

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

19th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Album leaves

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Title

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples

Creator

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

Worktype

Paintings

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Album of ninety-seven leaves; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Each leaf: 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (39.4 x 26.7 cm);
height: 39.4centimetre;
width: 26.7centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

19th century

Provenance

Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

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Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Owls; Men; Squirrels

Topic

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