PrintsJapanese

Edo hogaku meisho zue

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

18 x 11.9 cm (7 1/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

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

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, 1834 (Tempō 5)

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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Late Edo period, circa 1795

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Actor Ichimura Kamezō as Jirō of Kyoto

Torii Kiyomitsu 鳥居清満, Edo period, circa late 1750s(?)

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Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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