PrintsJapanese

Pages from Kyoka Picture Book, Mountain upon Mountains (Ehon kyoka Yama mata yama), remounted in album form

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

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