Lake Suwa, Province of Shinano

Accession Number
1948/1.148

Title
Lake Suwa, Province of Shinano

Artist(s)
Katsushika Hokusai

Object Creation Date
1823-1829

Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
10 5/16 in. x 14 3/16 in. ( 26.2 cm x 36 cm )

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
Waterscape of Lake Suwa.

Physical Description
Two trees growing in different directions form the shape of a fork on an small island in the foreground. There is a tiny house and some plants behind the trees, a small boat on the lake, and mountains along the bank of the lake. The title of the work is inscribed on the upper left-hand corner, along with the artist's signature.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
boats
houses
mountains
trees

1 Related Resource

Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868
(Part of: Empires and Colonialism)

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