PrintsJapanese19th century

Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

c. 1831

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper; with printed signature reading "zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

25.1 x 37.5 cm (9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

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