Drunken Asaina

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Drunken Asaina, ca. 1810. Fan mounted as hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.

Fan mounted as hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Image: 9 7/16 × 20 3/16 in. (24 × 51.3 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Drunken Asaina
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Date: ca. 1810
Medium: Fan mounted as hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 7/16 × 20 3/16 in. (24 × 51.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 54 3/4 × 28 3/4 in. (139 × 73 cm) Overall with knobs: 54 3/4 × 31 in. (139 × 78.7 cm)
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1991
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1760–1849

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.