Tachibana Armor with Chrysanthemum-Stream Motif and Sutra Scroll of Universal Gate Chapter (Fumonbon, Kikusui yoroi, Tachibana), from the series “Four Great Clans of Japan” (Shisei no uchi 四性ノ内), with poem by Sōkaen Takemaru
Tachibana Armor with Chrysanthemum-Stream Motif and Sutra Scroll of Universal Gate Chapter (Fumonbon, Kikusui yoroi, Tachibana), from the series “Four Great Clans of Japan” (Shisei no uchi 四性ノ内), with poem by Sōkaen Takemaru

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Tachibana Armor with Chrysanthemum-Stream Motif and Sutra Scroll of Universal Gate Chapter (Fumonbon, Kikusui yoroi, Tachibana), from the series “Four Great Clans of Japan” (Shisei no uchi 四性ノ内), with poem by Sōkaen Takemaru

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1760–1849; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1942-296

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Title
Tachibana Armor with Chrysanthemum-Stream Motif and Sutra Scroll of Universal Gate Chapter (Fumonbon, Kikusui yoroi, Tachibana), from the series “Four Great Clans of Japan” (Shisei no uchi 四性ノ内), with poem by Sōkaen Takemaru
Maker
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, mica, and color on paper
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to block: 20.8 x 18.5 cm. (8 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.) mount: 26 x 23.4 cm mat: 40.6 x 30.5 cm. (16 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number
x1942-296
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, surimono, woodblock prints
Materials
paper, surimono, color, mica, ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
works of art, armor, still lifes

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