illustrated book; print

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Object Type: illustrated book; print
Museum number: 1915,0823,0.97
Title: Object: Fugaku hyakkei 富嶽百景 (One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji)
Description: Illustrated book. Views of Mt Fuji. Woodblock-printed with red added.
Producer name: Print artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Cultures/periods: Tenpo Era
Production date: 1834
Production place: Made in: Japan
Materials: paper
Technique: woodblock
Bibliographic references: Hillier 1987 / The Art of the Japanese Book (Fig. 585)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: landscape
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Fuji-san (Mount Fuji)
Acquisition name: Transferred from: British Library; Purchased from: Prof William Anderson
Acquisition date: 23 Aug 1915 (transfer date); 27 Jul 1882
Acquisition notes: Transferred from Department of Oriental Manuscripts (August 1915)
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1915,0823,0.97
Additional IDs: Japanese Illustrated Book number: JIB.215; Miscellaneous number: 1882,0727; Other BM number: 16112.a.26 (previous British Library shelfmark)

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