Beroemde blikken op de Oostelijke hoofdstad

Beroemde blikken op de Oostelijke hoofdstad

Katsushika Hokusai (mentioned on object)

Details

Dimensions
height 255 mm x width 172 mm
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • Written Word Both · 98%

    The museum classifies the object as a book, and the photograph clearly shows a prominent vertical Japanese inscription on the cover.

Subject Matter

  • Cityscapes Metadata · 75%

    The title refers to famous views of the Eastern Capital, historically Edo; the photograph shows only the closed cover and no city view.

Visual Qualities

  • Striped Visual · 86%

    The cover has repeated broad horizontal bands and lines across its blue-gray and olive-green field.

  • The cover surface is visibly creased, wrinkled, abraded, and uneven from age and use.

Medium and Techniques

  • Prints Metadata · 98%

    The catalog describes the medium as a color woodcut with a black key block and color blocks.

  • Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifically identifies the medium as a color woodcut.

  • Work on Paper Both · 83%

    The object is a printed book whose visible cover appears to be a paper wrapper or cover; the catalog identifies a color woodcut but does not specify the cover substrate separately.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 96%

    The catalog dates the object to approximately 1800–1815, placing it in the early nineteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Both · 97%

    The object originated in Edo, bears Japanese writing, and is cataloged as a Japanese book associated on the object with Katsushika Hokusai.

Cultural and Religious Styles

  • Edo Art Metadata · 92%

    Edo is given as the place of origin, situating the object within the Edo-period cultural context.

Source & rights

Katsushika Hokusai (mentioned on object). Beroemde blikken op de Oostelijke hoofdstad. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.