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Katsushika Hokusai
Pages from the Illustrated Book Strange Tales of the Crescent Moon1808

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Two-page Japanese woodblock print in black ink showing a mounted samurai on a rearing horse facing a crouching armored warrior among rocky terrain and gnarled trees
Artist or Maker
Katsushika Hokusai
Title
Pages from the Illustrated Book Strange Tales of the Crescent Moon
Date Made
1808
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Double-page book illustration; black and white woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 7 9/16 × 11 in. (19.21 × 27.94 cm) Sheet: 9 × 11 in. (22.86 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.161a-b
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art