Detail View: The AMICA Library: Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1949.153
AMICA Library Year: 
2002
Object Type: 
Prints
Creator Name: 
Hokusai, Katsushika
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: 
artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1760 - 1849
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Katsushika Hokusai
Title: 
Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
early 1800s
Creation Start Date: 
1800
Creation End Date: 
1805
Materials and Techniques: 
color woodblock print
Classification Term: 
Print
Dimensions: 
Sheet: 19.1cm x 52.8cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1949.153
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
Rights: 
Context: 

A surimono is a privately commissioned print used to announce or commemorate a special event. Because the chrysanthemum is the premier symbol of autumn, this print may have been made to celebrate the changing of the seasons.

Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.AM20020440.tif