Edo meisho|Famous Sites of Edo

Katsushika Hokusai

1800 · Two volumes; polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Hokusai's gift for human drama is well-represented in this scene of the Fukagawa Hachiman Shrine, part of Edo's largest religious complex east of the Sumida River.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Date

1800

Medium

Two volumes; polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mary L. Cassilly, 1894