Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds

Katsushika Hokusai, late 1700s–1849

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Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds, late 1700s–1849. fan painting; color on paper.

fan painting; color on paper · Framed: 40.7 x 63.5 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Date: late 1700s–1849
Medium: fan painting; color on paper
Dimensions: 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
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland 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.