Poem by Kanke, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai

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Caption

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Poem by Kanke, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse, ca. 1835–1836. Color woodblock print on paper, 10 3/16 x 14 3/4 in. (25.8 x 37.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marion Cutter, 39.242. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Poem by Kanke, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse

Date

ca. 1835–1836

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Color woodblock print on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

10 3/16 x 14 3/4 in. (25.8 x 37.5 cm)

Signatures

Saki no Hokusai Manji (前北斎卍)

Markings

Censor's seal: kiwame (極). Publisher Iseya Sanjirō (Eijudō).

Credit Line

Gift of Marion Cutter

Accession Number

39.242

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