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Katsushika Hokusai
Latter Day Tales in Kana Form1809

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Japanese woodblock-printed book opened to a two-page spread showing a multi-figure interior scene with figures in robes, architectural details, and vessels, in black ink on aged cream paper
Japanese woodblock-printed book open to a double-page spread; black ink illustration of several figures in patterned robes amid scattered objects and small creature-like forms on the ground, with dark storm clouds and lightning above a building in the background; vertical columns of Japanese text at outer margins.
Japanese woodblock-printed book opened to a double-page spread; left page shows a tall religious stone monument with a standing figure and small child above, flanked by worshippers amid foliage; right page depicts robed figures near a river landscape with horizontal line shading, vertical columns of Japanese text at outer margins.
Japanese woodblock-printed illustrated book, open to a double-page spread depicting a dynamic outdoor scene with multiple figures among trees and a wooden bridge; figures in traditional dress appear in motion, some crouching or falling, rendered in fine black ink lines with dense foliage and a distant landscape in the background.

Katsushika Hokusai, Latter Day Tales in Kana Form, 1809, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of N.J. Sargent, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Katsushika Hokusai
Title
Latter Day Tales in Kana Form
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1809
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Woodblock printed book, vol. 3 from a set of 5 volumes
Dimensions
9 x 6 1/4 in. (22.86 x 15.87 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of N.J. Sargent
Accession Number
16.19.1.3a-d
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art