Katsushika Hokusai, Young man
Gift of Charles Lang Freer · National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Katsushika Hokusai

Young man

ca. 1795-1798

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
50.9 × 20.9 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-122682

At first glance, the figure here appears to be a woman, but the hairstyle confirms that this is a handsome young man, known during the Edo period as a wakashu. The surcoat (haori) and bamboo hat (kasa) suggest he is on an outing about town. The composition and the depiction of the figure in full profile, otherwise unusual in Japanese painting, are typical of Hokusai's work during his Sori period.…

Provenance

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Registry history

  • ca. 1795-1798 — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art

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