Boy fishing from the limb of a tree
1839
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- 77.1 × 29.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-123185
Hokusai’s work abounds with sympathetic portrayals of people of all ages engaged in mundane activities. In this painting, Hokusai captures a young fisherman in action. The boy clings to a tree with his legs and one hand while lowering his fishing rod toward the water. A basket hangs beside him. The artist’s mastery of the brush can be seen in his control of ink tonalities and his ability to rende…
Provenance
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Registry history
- 1839 — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art
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