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Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese, 1760-1849
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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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Rear view of a man, full-length, standing, wearing several layers of clothing and a rounded-top conical hat

Rear view of a man, full-length, standing, wearing several layers of clothing and a rounded-top conical hat (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Sanka hakū

Sanka hakū

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Sazai Hall, Temple of Five Hundred Rankan

Sazai Hall, Temple of Five Hundred Rankan

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shakuyaku kana ari

Shakuyaku kana ari (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shakuyaku kana ari

Shakuyaku kana ari (1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shimada

Shimada (1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shimada

Shimada (1804-1818)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shinpan ukie shin yoshiwara ōmonuchi no zu

Shinpan ukie shin yoshiwara ōmonuchi no zu (1811-1813)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shirasuka

Shirasuka (1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shishi zu

Shishi zu

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shisui shinshō

Shisui shinshō (1806)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shōgastu kamuro manzai

Shōgastu kamuro manzai (1791)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shojin tozan

Shojin tozan

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Shonin tozan

Shonin tozan (1834)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Side view of a monk, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing gown with hood

Side view of a monk, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing gown with hood (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Small red blossoms on a vine

Small red blossoms on a vine (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Sōshū hakone kosui

Sōshū hakone kosui

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Sōshū nakahara

Sōshū nakahara

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Suehirogari

Suehirogari (1801-1844)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Sumidagawa sekiya no sato

Sumidagawa sekiya no sato

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Sunshū ejiri

Sunshū ejiri

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Teahouse at Koishikawa the morning after a snowfall

Teahouse at Koishikawa the morning after a snowfall

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Three birds perched on branches, one with blossoms

Three birds perched on branches, one with blossoms (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Tōkaidō ejiri tago no ura ryakuzu

Tōkaidō ejiri tago no ura ryakuzu

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Tōkaidō hodogaya

Tōkaidō hodogaya

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji

Tōkaidō kanaya no fuji (1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Tōkaidō Yoshida

Tōkaidō Yoshida

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Tōto asakusa honganji

Tōto asakusa honganji

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
Tōto asakusa honganji

Tōto asakusa honganji (1830-1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Asian Art
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