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Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 12 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, jūnihen)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with yellowed pages. The left page has a black border around the edges and a drawing of a man sitting on a throne-like chair. The man is wearing a robe and a headpiece. There are Chinese characters written above the drawing. The right page also has a black border and Chinese characters written vertically down the center. The book is encased in a clear plastic cover. The background is a light purple color.

Artwork Details

Date
1834
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 418 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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