Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks
Katsushika Hokusai
c. 1802
Medium
Ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
48.9 × 35.5 cm (19 5/16 × 14 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23983
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai · 1760–1849
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) stands as one of history's most influential artists, a Japanese master who revolutionized the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition and profoundly shaped Western art. Born in the Katsushika district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to an artisan family, Hokusai lived through nearly nine decades of extraordinary creative evolution, adopting over thirty different artistic names t...