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Picture Book of New Designs for the Various Crafts (Shōshoku ehon Katsushika shin hinagata) 諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with yellowed pages. The left page contains text written in black ink, with a large block of Japanese characters on the left side and a smaller block on the right side. A thin black line borders the text on the left and top edges. A triangular symbol and some smaller text are at the bottom. The right page features a black-and-white illustration of a horse with a saddle and harness. The horse faces left, with its head turned to face the viewer. It has a long mane and tail, and its front right leg is raised off the ground. The rider wears a hat and sits on a saddle with a decorative pattern. The background of the illustration is filled with Japanese text. A thin black line borders the illustration on the right and bottom edges. The book is set against a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
1836, first month (Tenpō 7)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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