Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Kirifuri Waterfall
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.74.1.240
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Prints
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Creator Name:
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Hokusai, Katsushika
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Role:
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aritst
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1760 - 1849
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Katsushika Hokusai
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Title:
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The Kirifuri Waterfall
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1830
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Creation Start Date:
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1828
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Creation End Date:
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1832
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Materials and Techniques:
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color woodblock print
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Dimensions:
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H.15-1/16 x W.10-5/16 in.
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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74.1.240
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Richard P. Gale
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Inscriptions:
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INSCRIPTION; MARK
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Rights:
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Context:
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Hokusai used intense Prussian blue for dramatic effect in this print. First synthesized in Berlin in 1706, Prussian blue was introduced into Japan in 1825. Unlike the blue colors Japanese artisans traditionally derived from indigo (ai) and dayflower (aigami), Prussian blue resists fading when exposed to light. In addition, vivid green could be made by mixing yellow with Prussian blue. The introduction of this light-stable blue pigment greatly influenced the development of landscape prints in Japan during the nineteenth century. Artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige used such bold colors for their numerous scenes of Japan, thus departing radically from the delicate palette traditionally used by ukiyo-e artists to depict courtesans and kabuki actors. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.2387c.tif
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