The Ninth-Month Kabuki Dance "Kikujido"

Creator Name

Katsushika Hokusai

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

ca. 1796

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title

The Ninth-Month Kabuki Dance "Kikujido"

Creator

Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo), Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm);
height: 21.6centimetre;
width: 15.2centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1796

Provenance

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Dance; Flowers; Human Figures

Topic

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Katsushika Hokusai, The Ninth-Month Kabuki Dance "Kikujido", ca. 1796, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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