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Sketch Page with Birds and Spider by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Sketch Page with Birds and Spider

Sketch Page with Birds and Spider

Katsushika Hokusai

1780–1849

Medium: red ink on paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 14.5 x 32.2 cm (5 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
Genre: drawing
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Ferryboat

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1793

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Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo no kuni Kintaibashi), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1828

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Katsushika Hokusai, 1829

The Weaving Factory

The Weaving Factory

Katsushika Hokusai, 1792

Girl at the window

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

Woman riding an ox

Woman riding an ox

Katsushika Hokusai, 1829

One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei, nihen) 富嶽百景二編

One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei, nihen) 富嶽百景二編

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834