The Story of Aoto Fujitsuna (Aoto Fujitsuna moryōan) 青砥藤綱模稜案
Medium
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 6 1/16 × 1 in. (22.2 × 15.4 × 2.5 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Julius Mahn, 1919
Accession Number
JIB69
Rights
Public Domain
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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...