Ehon Wakan no Homare
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)Japanese, 1760–1849
Publisher
Toshoken, Kamiya Tokuhachi, Edo (Tokyo)
Block carver
Egawa Sentaro
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Ehon Wakan no Homare
- Illustrated Book of Glories of Japan and China
DateDesigned 1836, published 1850 (Kaei 3)
PlaceJapan
MediumWoodcut on Japanese Paper
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 × 6 5/16 in. (22.5 × 16 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Stephen Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lee Dunn III
Object number2007.463
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Published References Kenji Toda. Descriptive catalogue of the Japanese and Chinese illustrated books in the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago 1931, pag.263. Jack Hillier. The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration. London 1980, p.231-2. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
M 156 (Gallery item number)
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