PrintsJapanese

Ehon chushingura

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

21 x 15.4 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/16 in.)

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Fuji from Behind (Ura Fuji): Detached page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 1

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At the Foot of Fuji (Fuji no fumoto): Half of detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 2

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Ghost of Sogo's Wife (Sogo no tsuma no tamashii)

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF FUJI =MIO-NO-MATSUBARA"

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