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Katsushika Hokusai
Latter Day Tales in Kana Form1809

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Japanese woodblock-printed book open to a double-page spread, showing figures in a room and travelers in a garden, printed in black ink on aged cream paper
Japanese woodblock-printed book open to a double-page spread; an armored figure grapples with a fallen opponent on a riverbank in the foreground, while boats, wading figures, and a distant treeline fill the background; vertical columns of Japanese text at right margin.
Japanese woodblock-printed book opened to a double-page spread; left page depicts a coastal scene with small figures, a large reclining nude figure, and a dog among rocks and waves; right page shows a robed figure seated on a veranda beside a chest, interacting with a large round-headed figure, with pine trees and a latticed fence in the background; vertical columns of Japanese text at edges
Woodblock-printed illustrated book open to a double-page spread, showing dynamic figures in a battle or supernatural scene with billowing smoke clouds; muscular warriors in partial armor amid scattered objects, with columns of Japanese text at outer margins.
Japanese woodblock-printed book open to a double-page spread, depicting a dynamic scene with multiple figures in traditional dress on and around a wooden veranda, surrounded by trees and garden plantings; fine line engraving with vertical column of Japanese text at left margin.
Japanese illustrated book opened to a two-page spread; left page shows a lightly sketched large seated figure in ink; right page features a woodblock-printed scene of three male figures in dynamic combat poses with swords, surrounded by vertical columns of Japanese cursive script.
Artist or Maker
Katsushika Hokusai
Japan, 1760-1849
Title
Latter Day Tales in Kana Form
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1809
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Woodblock printed book, vol. 2 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
16.19.1.2a-f
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art