A black-and-white print of three dynamic figures in patterned robes. At the top, a man wields a long staff over a tumbling figure wearing a wide circular hat. A third figure collapses below. Japanese text appears top right.

Book plate from unknown volume

Attribution Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760 - 1849)

Dateundated

Place of originJapan, Asia

MediumWoodcut

Dimensionssheet: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
Other (image): 5 3/16 x 7 5/16 in. (13.2 x 18.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin

Object number1992.1.84

Collections

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Visual DescriptionA black-and-white print of three dynamic figures in patterned robes. At the top, a man wields a long staff over a tumbling figure wearing a wide circular hat. A third figure collapses below. Japanese text appears top right.

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