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(Denshin kaishu) Hokusai gashiki (Hokusai's Drawing Method)

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
preface: 1818 (Bunsei 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 26.5 x 18 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.); ôbon
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number2019.943
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Provenance1921, gift of William S. and John T. Spaulding, Boston to the MFA library. (Accession date: October 7, 2019)
Katsushika Hokusai
preface and colophon: 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Page 47
Katsushika Hokusai
last postface: 1798 (Kansei 10); first preface: 1767 (Meiwa 4)
Page 10
Katsushika Hokusai
about 1798–9 (Kansei 10–11)
Katsushika Hokusai
about 1802
Katsushika Hokusai
1799 (Kansei 11)
Katsushika Hokusai
1799–1800 (Kansei 11–12)
Katsushika Hokusai
1799 (Kansei 11)
Katsushika Hokusai
about 1802 (Kyôwa 2)