Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese, 1760-1849

Katsushika Hokusai, known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景, Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c. 1831) which includes the internationally iconic print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Hokusai created the Thirty-Six Views both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji. It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fine Wind, Clear Morning, that secured Hokusai's fame both in Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, "if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series". While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition.

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Act VII

Act VII (1806)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Back View of Fuji from the Minobu River

Back View of Fuji from the Minobu River (circa 1830-1832)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Falls of Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital

Falls of Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (circa 1833-1834)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Falls of Kirifuri at Mt. Kurokami, Shimotsuke Province

Falls of Kirifuri at Mt. Kurokami, Shimotsuke Province (circa 1832)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Falls of Ono on the Kisokaidō

Falls of Ono on the Kisokaidō (circa 1833-1834)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Geisha Preparing for Performance

Geisha Preparing for Performance (circa 1800)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Gonchūnagon Sadaie

Gonchūnagon Sadaie (circa 1835-1836)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Hara. 3 ri and 6 chō to Yoshiwara

Hara. 3 ri and 6 chō to Yoshiwara (circa 1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Kannon Shrine at Kiyo Falls, Sakanoshita, Tōkaidō

Kannon Shrine at Kiyo Falls, Sakanoshita, Tōkaidō (circa 1833-1834)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Minamoto no Tametomo and Two Salt Gatherers

Minamoto no Tametomo and Two Salt Gatherers (c. 1808)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Mitsuke

Mitsuke (circa 1806)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Okabe; Shimada

Okabe; Shimada (circa 1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Poem by Teishin Kō (Fujiwara no Tadahira)

Poem by Teishin Kō (Fujiwara no Tadahira) (circa 1835-1836)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka Haku-u)

Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka Haku-u) (ca. 1829–1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Returning Sails at Yabase

Returning Sails at Yabase (1802)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Rōben Falls at Mt. Ōyama, Sagami Province

Rōben Falls at Mt. Ōyama, Sagami Province (circa 1833-1834)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Shinozuka Iganokami Sadatsuna Holding a Ship’s Anchor

Shinozuka Iganokami Sadatsuna Holding a Ship’s Anchor (late 1780s)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

South Wind, Clear Dawn

South Wind, Clear Dawn (circa 1830-1831)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (circa 1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

The Palace of King Zhou of China

The Palace of King Zhou of China (1807)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

The Waterwheel at Onden

The Waterwheel at Onden (circa 1830-1832)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

The Yoshitsune Horse-Washing Falls at Yoshino, Izumi Province

The Yoshitsune Horse-Washing Falls at Yoshino, Izumi Province (circa 1833-1834)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Two Kyōka poets; Kinkōsha Kadomichi; Fukujusō Shōmaru

Two Kyōka poets; Kinkōsha Kadomichi; Fukujusō Shōmaru (circa 1796-1798)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Unloading Bonito for Market

Unloading Bonito for Market (circa 1802-1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Woman and Child in a Garden; fragment of Goldfish Vendor

Woman and Child in a Garden; fragment of Goldfish Vendor (1800-1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Yōrō Falls in Mino Province

Yōrō Falls in Mino Province (circa 1833-1834)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Crags with Snow and Foliage

Crags with Snow and Foliage (late 18th century – early 19th century)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sôshû Enoshima)

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sôshû Enoshima) (ca. 1829–1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Flower Arrangement

Flower Arrangement (late 18th century – early 19th century)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Fuji Behind Minobu River (Minobu Gawa ura Fuji)

Fuji Behind Minobu River (Minobu Gawa ura Fuji) (ca. 1829–1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

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