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Katsushika Hokusai Artworks collected in Metmuseum

David V.

Oct 04, 2022•4 min read

Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo) / The Met

title: South Wind, Clear Sky (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
department: Asian Art
accessionYear: 1914

New Year's Day at the Ōgiya Brothel, Yoshiwara

Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo) / The Met

title: New Year's Day at the Ōgiya Brothel, Yoshiwara
department: Asian Art
accessionYear: 1914

Poem by Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo) / The Met

title: Poem by Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
department: Asian Art
accessionYear: 1914

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