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Katsushika Hokusai
Pages from ‘Strange Tales of the Crescent Moon’1807-1811

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread, dense battle scene with dozens of armored warriors on foot and horseback surrounding a central cage-like structure, scattered cylindrical objects flying through the air, black ink on cream paper

Katsushika Hokusai, Pages from ‘Strange Tales of the Crescent Moon’, 1807-1811, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Katsushika Hokusai
Title
Pages from ‘Strange Tales of the Crescent Moon’
Date Made
1807-1811
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Double-page book illustration; black and white woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 7 3/8 × 11 in. (18.73 × 27.94 cm) Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 in. (22.54 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.183a-b
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art