PrintsJapanese

Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Tōto shōkei ichiran)

c. 1800

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Tsutaya JûzaburôPublisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book; ink and light color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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