PrintsJapanese18th century

Wheeled Writing Table (Fuguruma), Books and Plum Branches in Porcelain Vase, with poem by Yomo no Magao (Shikatsube no Magao)

Edo period, 1795

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

yokonagaban: H. 21.4 × W. 57.5 cm (8 7/16 × 22 5/8 in.)

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