PrintsJapanese19th century

Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks), vol. 3

Late Edo period, dated 1815

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book; ink and light color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

closed including cover: 22.4 × 25.7 × 0.7 cm (8 13/16 × 10 1/8 × 1/4 in.)

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