Workers, Tools, and Large Paper Forms, Hokusai Manga, Volume 1
Japan; Illustrated book; Illustrated Books
Details
- Palette
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- Origin
- Japan
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- CC0
- Credit
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Work and Workers Both · 99%
Numerous figures are visibly engaged in manual activities, matching the catalog subject 'Workers.'
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Figure Studies Both · 99%
The spread presents repeated human figures in varied working, bending, lifting, climbing, and balancing poses; 'Figure studies' is also a catalog subject.
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Human Figure Visual · 97%
The image is populated by many human figures distributed across multiple vignettes rather than by a single protagonist or isolated portrait.
Visual Qualities
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Scattered Composition Visual · 94%
Separate, closely spaced vignettes are dispersed across both bordered pages, producing a distributed rather than centralized composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a woodblock-printed book with ink and color on paper and classifies it as a print.
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 97%
The cataloged medium is a woodblock-printed book, supporting woodcut-based printmaking.
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Illustration Metadata · 99%
The catalog describes the object as an illustrated book.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1814, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog gives Japan as the place of origin.
Materials
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Use of Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies paper as the support and specifies ink and color on paper.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy