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Woodblock Print, Jito Tenno (Workers Dyeing Cloth), from Hyakunin Isshu ubaga Etoki (The Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse)

This is a Woodblock Print. It was created by Katsushika Hokusai. It is dated ca. 1840 and we acquired it in 1966. Its medium is woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi). It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Maxime Hermanos and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos. It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos.

Its dimensions are

25.6 x 36.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

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Woodblock Print, Jito Tenno (Workers Dyeing Cloth), from Hyakunin Isshu ubaga Etoki (The Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse); Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849); Japan; woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi); 25.6 x 36.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/8 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos; 1966-7-9

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