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Katsushika Hokusai - Fukagawa mannenbashi sita
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Katsushika Hokusai

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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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)
A man, sitting on the ground

A man, sitting on the ground (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Women Distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree

Women Distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree (c. 1800)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.05

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.05 (19th century)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.16

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.16 (19th century)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Carp Swimming by Water Weeds

Carp Swimming by Water Weeds (1831)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Hotei, the god of good fortune

Hotei, the god of good fortune (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Ono Waterfall on the Kiso Road (from the series a Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces)

Ono Waterfall on the Kiso Road (from the series a Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces) (early 1830s)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
The Weir at Senju in Musashi Province (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

The Weir at Senju in Musashi Province (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji) (early 1830s)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Kuwana

Kuwana (1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province

Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province

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

Shakuyaku kana ari (1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa [Edo] (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi no shita)

Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa [Edo] (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi no shita) (ca. 1829–1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry

The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (1834-1835)

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)
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