Landscape

Accession Number
1984/2.38

Title
Landscape

Artist(s)
Katsushika Hokusai

Object Creation Date
1st half of the 19th century

Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
2 3/8 in. x 3 3/16 in. ( 6.1 cm x 8.1 cm )

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

Subject matter
Landscape.

Physical Description
The print depicts the landscape of hills by the sea, with some residential houses and a bridge in the left foreground. The print also illustrats ships floating on the water and birds flying above the sea from the distant mountain.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Drawing

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
bridges (built works)
hills
houses
landscapes (environments)
ships
water (inorganic material)

3 Related Resources

Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868
(Part of: Empires and Colonialism)
Landscape and Nature, Comparative and Historical
(Part of 3 Learning Collections)
Landscapes for Detroit School of Arts
(Part of: Lesson Plans)

& Author Notes

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