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Katsushika Hokusai

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Hanging scroll showing a white egret perched on a dark ink-washed post against a pale background with gold wave borders.

Egret on a Bridge Post

1800

Hanging scroll of a grey dragon ascending through dark swirling clouds, with a red seal near the lower edge.

Ascending dragon

Ink sketch on tan paper of dancing men in checked garments and two kneeling figures, drawn in loose black outline.

Men dancing, and miscellaneous figures

Ink drawing of a grinning long-haired ghost with a smaller pale face and clawed hand beside it, on aged paper.

A Spirit from the Hyaku Monogatari

Two-panel screen with four painted fans of landscapes, a boat, a mountain, and a figure on gold ground.

Four fan paintings mounted on a screen; "Frog on Lotus Leaf", "Scholar in a House", "Landscape", and "Boat and Rock"

1800

Ink sketch of hairy legendary figures, one sweeping water with a broom, others floating above rippling waves on tan paper.

Legendary beings

Ink drawing of a bearded man in a patterned robe and tall dark cap, reclining on the ground.

Seated man with nobleman's cap

Hanging scroll of a red thunder god with flowing drapery amid dark swirling ink clouds on a pale background.

Thunder god

Woman holding a fan

1810

Boy seated on a willow branch gazing at Mount Fuji above misty terraced fields, with a woven basket hanging below.

Boy Viewing Mount Fuji

Six-panel screen of rural figures at a thatched farmhouse with Mount Fuji and gold clouds behind.

Country Scenes and Mount Fuji; one of a pair with F1902.49

Six-panel screen of a gold-flecked rural scene with villagers working by a river, a pine tree, and a boat.

Country Scenes and Mount Fuji; one of a pair with F1902.48

Hanging scroll of a man in a dark hat carrying a laughing child on his back beside a small dog, with bamboo at right.

Two Entertainers Strolling on the New Year

1800

Two-panel screen with a bird on plum branch, a man painting a torii gate, a dragon in clouds, and scholars.

Various Scenes

1810

Ink line drawing of a seated woman in a green kimono gesturing with one hand, her hair pinned with a yellow comb.

Woman facing the right, beckoning

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one lifting a hat overhead and one holding a bowl, on a gold ground.

Women Carrying Pots for the Tsukuma Festival

Hanging scroll of a traveler in a dark robe with a bundle and staff walking beside a tall tree on pale ground.

Traveler beside a Tree

Ink sketch of a seated boy with tousled hair playing a flute beside a large chevron-patterned woven basket.

Boy Playing Flute

Bearded man in blue robes reclines on rocks, looking up at two birds flying above, painted on a fan-shaped sheet.

Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a dark patterned kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy above.

Beauty (Bijin)

c. 1775-1849

Hanging scroll of two Japanese women in patterned kimono, one standing and one kneeling, against a plain grey background.

Two Beauties

Red monochrome hanging scroll of the warrior Shōki in layered armor, bearded and glaring, holding a round object before him.

Red Shōki, the Demon Queller

1847

Ink and colour painting of a fisherman in a straw cape carrying a net through falling snow, with bamboo at top left.

Fisherman Carrying His Net in the Snow

1821

Hanging scroll of two Manzai performers in blue kimono, one holding an open fan, the other in a dancing pose.

Manzai Performers

1816

Ink painting of a barefoot figure in flowing robes leaning into wind, with red maple leaves swirling around.

Liezi in the Wind

1810

Ink and light color sketch of a tengu with a long nose, red wings, and a feathered fan, seated on pale paper.

Tengu

Full-length painting of a samurai in red armor with a horned helmet, holding a fan and sword against a grey background.

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

1800

Hanging scroll of a crescent moon above pine branches and red maple leaves trailing down a rock.

Moon, Pine and Maple

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a patterned dark kimono and red-lined robe, head bowed, with a brocade mount.

Walking Courtesan

1803

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji with a rosy slope and snowy peak above streaked clouds and a dark forest under blue sky.

South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

early 1830s

Woodblock print of a farmer with rush bundles crossing a wooden bridge under a moon, with ducks flying over a river.

The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry

1834-35

Woodblock print of two robed figures on a rock ledge beside a tall waterfall, with a red-branched pine overhead.

Ri Haku from the series Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyō)

ca. 1832