illustrated book; manga; e-dehon; print

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illustrated book; manga; e-dehon; print

Object Type: illustrated book; manga; e-dehon; print
Museum number: 1979,0305,0.428.4
Title: Object: (Denshin kaishu) Hokusai manga, vol.4 (伝神開手)北斎漫画, 四編 ((Transmitted from the Gods) Random Drawings by Hokusai, vol. 4)
Description: Illustrated book. Vol. 4 from an original series of fifteen volumes. Teaching handbook (e-dehon), containing 33 folded sheets (cho) with tri-colour illustrations (black sumi, light black sumi, and light vermilion) and text. With representations of people, plants and animals, fish, birds, mythological figures, landscapes, etc., covering 'all things in the universe'. [JH.428, vol. 4, image 1] Front cover: label with title [JH.428, vol. 4, image 2] Cho Jo recto: Preface [JH.428, vol. 4, image 3] Cho Jo verso: Preface /Cho 2 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 4] Cho 2 verso/Cho 3 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 5] Cho 3 verso/Cho 4 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 6] Cho 4 verso/Cho 5 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 7] Cho 5 verso/Cho 6 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 8] Cho 6 verso/Cho 7 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 9] Cho 7 verso/Cho 8 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 10] Cho 8 verso/Cho 9 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 11] Cho 9 verso/Cho 10 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 12] Cho 10 verso/Cho 11 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 13] Cho 11 verso/Cho 12 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 14] Cho 12 verso/Cho 13 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 15] Cho 13 verso/Cho 14 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 16] Cho 14 verso/Cho 15 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 17] Cho 15 verso/Cho 16 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 18] Cho 16 verso/Cho 17 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 19] Cho 17 verso/Cho 18 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 20] Cho 18 verso/Cho 19 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 21] Cho 19 verso/Cho 20 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 22] Cho 20 verso/Cho 21 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 23] Cho 21 verso/Cho 22 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 24] Cho 22 verso/Cho 23 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 25] Cho 23 verso/Cho 24 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 26] Cho 24 verso/Cho 25 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 27] Cho 25 verso/Cho 26 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 28] Cho 26 verso/Cho 27 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 29] Cho 27 verso/Cho 28 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 30] Cho 28 verso/Cho 29 recto [JH.428, vol. 4, image 31] Cho 29 verso/Cho i recto: block-holder's catalogue [JH.428, vol. 4, image 32] Cho i verso: block-holder's catalogue /Cho ii recto: block-holder's catalogue [JH.428, vol. 4, image 33] Cho ii verso: block-holder's catalogue /Cho iii recto: block-holder's catalogue [JH.428, vol. 4, image 34] Cho iii verso: block-holder's catalogue /Cho iv recto: block-holder's catalogue [JH.428, vol. 4, image 35] Cho iv verso: block-holder's catalogue /Inside back cover: Back-matter [JH.428, vol. 4, image36] Back cover
Producer name: Print artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎; Published by: Eirakuya Toshiro (永楽屋東四郎) (chief publisher); Published by: Takekawa Tobei (竹川藤兵衛); Published by: Hanabusaya Heikichi (英屋平吉); Published by: Kadomaruya Jinsuke (角丸屋甚助); Author: Totoya Hokkei (魚屋北渓) (image proofing); Author: Toenro Hokusen (斗円楼北泉) (image proofing); Author: Gekkotei Bokusen (月光亭墨僊) (image proofing); Author: Katsushika Hokuun (葛飾北雲) (image proofing)
Cultures/periods: Edo Period; Bunka Era
Production date: 1816 (Bunka 13)
Production place: Published in: Nagoya-shi; Published in: Edo
Materials
Technique: woodblock; colour
Dimensions: Height: 23 centimetres; Width: 16 centimetres
Curator's comments: Hillier and Smith 1980 It is probably true to say that Hokusai's reputation in the West was made by this endlessly inventive series of picture-books, thirteen volumes of which were published during his lifetime. Literature: Hillier, J, 'The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration', London, 1980, ch. 8. The finest western tribute is Michener, James, 'The Hokusai Sketchbooks: Selections from the Manga', Rutland (Vt.) and Tokyo, 1958.
Bibliographic references: Hillier & Smith 1980 / Japanese Prints: 300 Years of Albums and Books (107); Hillier 1987 / The Art of the Japanese Book (535(b/w))
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2007 Jun 13-Oct 7, BM Japanese Galleries, Japan from Prehistory to the Present (vol. 10) 2014 23 Apr-01 Aug, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2014-2015 13 Dec-15 Mar, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2015 18 Apr–28 Jun, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2015 14 Jul–6 Sep, Kyushu National Museum, Dazaifu, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2015-2016 20 Sep-11 Jan, Kobe City Museum, Kobe, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2016 13 Feb-18 Jun, National Museum of Western Australia, Perth, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2016-2017 08 Sep-29 Jan, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2017 1 Mar-31 May, National Museum of China, Beijing, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2017 28 Jun-08 Oct, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' 2018 19 Apr-22 Jul, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
Subjects: myth/legend; chinese; history; landscape
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1979
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1979,0305,0.428.4
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: JH.428 (Hillier no.)

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