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百人一首　うはかゑとき　持統天皇|Poem by Jitō Tenno (Empress Jitō), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika HokusaiWW-1829-T000896

1829·Woodblock print; ink and color on paper·10 x 14 5/8 in. (25.4 x 37.1 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1829
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 x 14 5/8 in. (25.4 x 37.1 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. His woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji includes the iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Hokusai was instrumental in developing ukiyo-e from a style of portraiture largely focused on courtesans and actors into a much broader style of art that focused on landscapes, plants, and animals. His works had a significant influence on Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet during the wave of Japonisme that spread across Europe in the late 19th century.

Tokyo, Japan

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