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Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds

late 1700s–1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
fan painting; color on paper
Measurements
Framed: 40.7 x 63.5 cm (16 x 25 in.); Overall: 19.5 x 51.5 cm (7 11/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.263
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented fan-shaped painting in color on paper depicts Risshi, a man with a light skin tone, long hair, and a beard, reclining against a dark rock center-right. He wears a blue robe and shaggy brown garment, looking toward two birds in the upper left. Vertical Japanese calligraphy and a red seal appear on our right. On our left, scattered white dots surround his bare feet against a plain background.

Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds

late 1700s–1849

Katsushika Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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