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Artist:
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)  Search this
Block carver:
Ando Enshi 安藤円紫  Search this
Publisher:
Tsutaya Juzaburo 蔦屋重三郎 (1750-1797)  Search this
Medium:
Woodblock printed; ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Vols. 1, 2 each): 25.8 x 17.5 x 0.5 cm (10 3/16 x 6 7/8 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Book
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1800 (Kansei 12)
Period:
Edo period
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
Exhibition History:
Hand-Held: Gerhard Pulverer's Japanese Illustrated Books (April 6 to August 11, 2013)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pulverer
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
kyoka  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-780.217.1-2
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/ye3b746fd5b-7be6-4873-82f9-bf64e1e230da
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-780.217.1-2