Ehon Waka no Homare (Picture Book, "Glories of Japan and China")

Katsushika Hokusai; Sentaro Egawa

Caption

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849); Sentaro Egawa (Japanese). Ehon Waka no Homare (Picture Book, "Glories of Japan and China"), 1850. Paper, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 76.151.74.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Ehon Waka no Homare (Picture Book, "Glories of Japan and China")

Date

1850

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Paper

Classification

Book

Dimensions

8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)

Signatures

Gakyo-rojin nanji fude (title page). Gives his age as 76 on last page.

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Accession Number

76.151.74

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