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The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry — Katsushika Hokusai

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Asian Art · Catalogue no. 31620
Katsushika Hokusai

The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry

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The subject of this design may be related to a 1309 poem that contains the following lines: <br>When I was cutting horse-tails<br>The autumn moon appeared, <br>Shining through the trees on Mount Sonahara.

Artist / MakerKatsushika Hokusai
Date1834–35
Culture / OriginJapan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Mediumcolor woodblock print
DimensionsSheet: 52.1 x 23 cm (20 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
DepartmentJapanese Art
TypePrint
About the Artist

1760–1849, JapanUkiyo-e master whose print became the icon of Japanese art. Full biography →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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