Katsushika Hokusai

A Philosopher Watching a Pair of Butterflies, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

c. 1814

Dating

Approximate date range

Held at

Art Institute of Chicago

Medium

Color woodblock; album sheet

Dimensions

22.8 × 33.9 cm (9 × 13 3/8 in.)

Collection no.

1939.1186

Attribution

By the artist