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Katsushika Hokusai

ca. 1814 · Polychrome woodblock prints in a book; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

These prints comprise two of the fifteen color illustrations in the large-scale Pictures after Nature, a deluxe folding album. All the pictures were carefully printed on heavy paper of excellent quality. Images on other pages of the album contain figures, landscapes, and animals. Here, close-up views of peonies (right) and irises (left) convey the magnificence of the natural world.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Date

ca. 1814

Medium

Polychrome woodblock prints in a book; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918