Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
The Property of a Gentleman
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Abe no Nakamaro | Edo period, 19th century
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December 16, 02:39 PM GMT
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The Property of a Gentleman
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Abe no Nakamaro
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (Shika shashin kyo), signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brush of Iitsu, the former Hokusai), censor’s seal kiwame (approved), published by Moriya Jihei (Kinshindo), circa 1833
Vertical nagaban: 49.6 x 22.4 cm., 19½ x 8¾ in.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.19638, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/212318