An Artisan’s Shop, from the album The Mist of Sandara (Sandara kasumi)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- 22 × 31.6 cm (8 5/8 × 12 1/2 in.)
- Origin
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Holding institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image provider
- art-institute-chicago
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Interiors Both · 98%
The title identifies an artisan’s shop, and the image visibly presents an enclosed shop or workshop interior with architectural partitions, screens, and a raised work area.
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Work and Workers Both · 96%
The title refers to an artisan’s shop, while multiple figures are visibly engaged in handling objects and working around the central platform.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 94%
Repeated geometric and organic motifs are visible on garments, screens, framed images, and hanging textiles.
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Linear Forms Visual · 91%
Fine contours and repeated narrow strokes define the figures’ garments, architectural elements, wood surfaces, plants, and other details.
Medium and Techniques
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as a color woodblock print.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The museum classifies the object as a print and identifies it as an album plate.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1798, within the cataloged date range of 1793–1803, placing it in the eighteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Both · 99%
The museum metadata identifies the work as Japanese, made in Japan, and in a Japanese cultural style; the image shows Japanese architectural elements, clothing, screens, and woodblock-print conventions.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. An Artisan’s Shop, from the album The Mist of Sandara (Sandara kasumi). The Art Institute of Chicago.