Katsushika Hokusai, Country Scenes and Mount Fuji; one of a pair with F1902.48
Gift of Charles Lang Freer · National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Katsushika Hokusai

Country Scenes and Mount Fuji; one of a pair with F1902.48

ca. 1830-1832

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Ink, gold, and color on paper
Dimensions
169.1 × 369.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-122644

During the Edo period (1615-1868), ukiyo-e artists like Hokusai were considered mere "painting artisans" (gako). Large-scale works, such as folding screens or sets of sliding doors, remained the preserve of officially employed artists and certain designated townsman painters. Hokusai, despite his fame, painted only a limited number of screens. Most of his large-scale works are in the collection o…

Provenance

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Registry history

  • ca. 1830-1832 — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art

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