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Katsushika Hokusai
Repelling Demons at the Four Posts Bounding a Toriicirca 1836

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print on cream paper showing an elevated slatted wooden stage with two figures: one sweeping below, one robed figure standing atop the platform, with vertical Japanese text columns throughout
Artist or Maker
Katsushika Hokusai
Title
Repelling Demons at the Four Posts Bounding a Torii
Date Made
circa 1836
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Double-page book illustration; black and white woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/4 × 10 3/4 in. (18.42 × 27.31 cm) Sheet: 8 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (22.23 × 27.46 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.130a-b
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art