Yoshiwara
Drawing
1785-1787 (made)
1785-1787 (made)
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This hanshita-e (the final drawing for pasting onto a woodblock to guide the artisan who will cut the image into the block) is one of an important group of early drawings belonging to the period between 1779 and 1794 when Hokusai (1760-1849) signed his works 'Shunro'.
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| Materials and techniques | Black ink on paper |
| Brief description | Original drawing (hanshita-e): Katsushika Hokusai: 'Yoshiwara', from the series Fashionable Places in Edo, Japanese, circa 1785-1787 Pap, Japan, paintings and drawings |
| Physical description | This final drawing for an engraving belongs to Hokusai's Shunro period (1779-1794). It is one of ten works forming the earliest known group of signed paintings by Hokusai from this time. The style of the signature found on this drawing was used by Hokusai from 1784 onwards. Chuban size. Signature: Shunro ga |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr. Hogitaro Inada, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | This hanshita-e (the final drawing for pasting onto a woodblock to guide the artisan who will cut the image into the block) is one of an important group of early drawings belonging to the period between 1779 and 1794 when Hokusai (1760-1849) signed his works 'Shunro'. |
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| Accession number | E.5084-1910 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2005 |
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