Basket of Flowers with Bamboo Blind

Basket of Flowers with Bamboo Blind

Katsushika Hokusai

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A basket of flowers with long, pendant cords blown by the wind appears beneath a partially rolled-up bamboo blind, or misu. The long, horizontal format is particularly daring. Closer inspection reveals an embossed decoration on the white cords. Hokusai's signature reads Sōri aratame Hokusai Shin ga ("painted by Hokusai Shin, changed from Sōri"); two seals, in red and white characters, read Tokimasa. The artist used the name Tokimasa during his Sōri and early Hokusai periods.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.