Art Whisper Open the appOpen app
Women and Children Walking Along the Sumida River by Katsushika Hokusai

Women and Children Walking Along the Sumida River

Katsushika Hokusai · 1800

Scroll
DETAILS
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Date
1800
Medium
color woodblock print
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Japanese Art
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
ART MOVEMENTS
Ukiyo-e
AUDIO DEEP DIVE

Stand in front of it and listen

The full narration walks you through Women and Children Walking Along the Sumida River — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.

Get the free app
0:00Preview · 0:30Free preview · 0:30 Hear the full story in the app
THE ARTIST

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849 · Japan

Katsushika Hokusai, the Edo period ukiyo-e master, created the iconic 'Great Wave off Kanagawa' and transformed Japanese art.

Read Hokusai’s full story
EXPLORE THE MOVEMENT

More from Ukiyo-e

See the movement →
Small View of Yedo Small View of Yedo Hiroshige · 1817 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
KEEP EXPLORING

More works to explore

Beyond Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: works from the same years.

Dolbadarn Castle Same era · 1780s–1810s Dolbadarn Castle J. M. W. Turner · 1800 · National Library of Wales Napoleon Crossing the Alps Same era · 1780s–1810s Napoleon Crossing the Alps Jacques-Louis David · 1800 · Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau The Monk by the Sea Same era · 1780s–1810s The Monk by the Sea Caspar David Friedrich · 1800 · Alte Nationalgalerie Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775) Same era · 1780s–1810s Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1805 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Third of May 1808 Same era · 1780s–1810s The Third of May 1808 Francisco Goya · 1814 · Museo del Prado Samuel Fisher Bradford Same era · 1780s–1810s Samuel Fisher Bradford Rembrandt Peale · 1803 · Art Institute of Chicago Mrs Jackson Same era · 1780s–1810s Mrs Jackson Thomas Stewardson · 1800 · Abbot Hall Art Gallery John Blake (1770–1810), Mayor of Maidstone (1799) Same era · 1780s–1810s John Blake (1770–1810), Mayor of Maidstone (1799) Samuel Drummond · 1799 · Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
Hear Women and Children Walking Along…’s storyFree in the Art Whisper app Open