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Loyal Songs of Itako (Chūkō itakobushi) 忠孝潮来府志

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape drawing of a body of water with boats and mountains in the background. The drawing takes up two facing pages in a book. A border consisting of four lines surrounds the drawing on both pages. The left and right borders align. The body of water takes up much of the drawing and extends to the background. There are several small islands with trees and bushes in the water. There are seven boats on the water. A large mountain range is in the background. The peak of a tall tower or pagoda is on the right side. The sky contains some short lines suggesting movement. The pages are off-white and have some discoloration and shadows. There is a black line down the center where the pages meet. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1809, first month (Bunka 6)
Medium
Set of five woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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