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Katsushika Hokusai

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Japanese woodblock print of a woman with parasol, a child with bundle, and a bowing man at a stone monument by a tree.

Fujisawa, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

c. 1804

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one serving tea and one sorting bamboo strips, with a blossoming tree outside.

Fuchu, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

c. 1804

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins across waves toward a thatched village, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the bac

Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku sanjur…

c. 1830/32

Monochrome print of a snowy mountain above storm clouds, with a village of snow-covered thatched houses below.

Storm in the Mountains

Japanese woodblock print of a waterfall into a pool, pine trees, clouds, and a small pavilion on a hillside.

De heilige bron van Jogaku

1829

Ink painting of a smiling seated monk beside a bundle of tea whisks, with calligraphy above and a brocade mount.

Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks

c. 1802

Woodblock print of a figure in striped robe holding a sword beside a lattice wall and tiled-roof house.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman of a Samurai Family

c. 1786

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers grappling in a ring, one holding the other from behind, with patterned loincloths.

The Sumo Wrestlers Uzugafuchi Kandayu and Takasaki Ichijuro

1783-84

Woodblock print of two seated figures smoking under a pine tree, with Mount Fuji and green hills behind them.

Evening Glow for Date no Yosaku and Seki no Koman, from the untitled series known as "Eight Views of Tragic Lovers (M…

1801-04

Three women in kimono walk past a torii gate and fence beneath a pine tree, in a pastel Japanese woodblock print.

Visitors to the Hachiman shrine

c. 1803/04

Japanese woodblock print of women and children near pine and cherry trees beside a wooden bridge and river bank.

A Wayside Scene (Oji)

1801-04

Woodblock print of an artisan's shop with figures at work, a woman serving tea, and Mount Fuji in the background.

An Artisan’s Shop, from the album The Mist of Sandara (Sandara kasumi)

1798

Japanese woodblock print of women and children watching fireworks over a river with boats and dark shoreline trees.

Women and Children Viewing the Fireworks

c. 1798

Woodblock print of passengers seated in a ferryboat poled by a boatman, with a pagoda and trees on the shore at left.

Ferryboat

c. 1798

Three women in kimono beneath a blossoming plum tree with a lantern, beside a bamboo fence and garden gate.

Three women beneath a plum tree at night

c. 1796

Two women serve at a shop counter beside a child and blossoming plum tree, with calligraphy text on the left, Hokusai print.

Fujieda, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

1804

Two sparrows on stone millstones under leafy bush clover branches, with Japanese calligraphy on a pale paper sheet.

Sparrows on Millstones with Hagi Bushes

1797

Hokusai print of workers hanging patterned dyed cloth on bamboo poles and washing fabric at wooden tubs outdoors.

Hanging up dyed cloth

c. 1805

Woodblock print of figures gathering shellfish on tidal flats beside boats, with a distant mountain and coastline.

Shellfish gathering

c. 1800

Woodblock print of a nobleman on horseback under a pine with attendants and a blue snow-capped mountain behind.

The Eastern Journey of the Celebrated Poet Ariwara no Narihira

c. 1806

Woodblock print of a swordsmith at an anvil beside a mythological figure in patterned robes, under pine branches.

The Swordsmith Munechika and the God of Inari

1805

Woodblock print of two women and a child crossing a wooden footbridge past pine trees, rocks, stone steps and a lantern.

On the footbridge

n.d.

Japanese print of a servant carrying branches past a stream toward a veranda where figures sit beside a pine tree.

Servant throwing bundles of branches into waterfall

c. 1810

Woodblock print of a craftsman working on a large wooden hoop, with Mount Fuji visible through the circle across fields.

Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurok…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a large waterwheel, workers carrying sacks by a stream, and Mount Fuji in the distance on the right.

Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of cranes in a marsh with Mount Fuji rising behind green hills and stylized clouds.

Umezawa Marsh in Sagami Province (Soshu Umezawa hidari), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanj…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji at dawn above misty fields, with thatched houses and travelers with horses in the foreground.

Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province (Koshu Isawa no akatsuki), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanj…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above clouds, with a dense cushion pine grove, a stone lantern and travelers in the foreground.

Cushion Pine Tree at Aoyama (Aoyama Enza no matsu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokk…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a huge blue wave threatening boats, with snow-capped Mount Fuji visible in the distance under a pale sky.

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views…

1830/33

Woodblock print of a busy Edo canal with boats and warehouses, a stone bridge, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a temple roof with workers and a kite, with Mount Fuji in the distance above rooftops.

Honganji Temple at Asakusa in Edo (Toto Asakusa Honganji), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sa…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a crowded river boat with Mount Fuji and a long bridge in the background at twilight.

Fuji from Ommayagashi with Twilight over Ryogoku Bridge (Ommayagashi yori ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the serie…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of fishing boats on a bay with a village island and Mount Fuji in the distance under a pale sky.

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyo Tsukudajima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokk…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of figures on a temple veranda gazing toward snow-capped Mount Fuji across a river and fields.

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyakurakanji Sazaido), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mo…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of rooftop workers flying kites over Edo rooftops with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

The Mitsui Shop in Surugacho in Edo (Koto Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of workers at a Honjo timber yard by a canal, with tall lumber stacks and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Tatekawa at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of travelers on a hillside path with thatched houses, a pine tree, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of galloping horsemen on a winding road past a pine tree, with red Mount Fuji in the distance.

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the seriesThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

1830-33

Woodblock print of a Yoshida teahouse with seated women and travelers, and Mount Fuji visible through the open window.

Yoshida on the Tokaido (Tokaido Yoshida), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1830/33

Woodblock print of a coastal village, tidal flats with figures, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Enoshima Island in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurok…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a coastal village, sailing boat and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance under a pale sky.

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of an arched bridge over a river with boats, pedestrians, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugak…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Edo hillside with travelers, a pine tree, a tiled roof, and Mount Fuji in the distance under blue sky.

Surugadai in Edo (Toto surugadai), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of cherry trees and travelers on a hill, with Mount Fuji rising over a blue bay in the distance.

Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a thatched village and still lake, with a small boat at lower right.

The Surface of the Water at Misaka in Koshu Province (Koshu Misaka suimen), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Moun…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a shore of thatched houses, with boatmen rowing wooden boats through blue waves.

Tagonoura Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount…

1830-33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a village with porters in blue coats carrying red poles through rice fields.

Mount Fuji Seen from the Senju Pleasure Quarter (Senju kagai yori chobo no Fuji), from the series "Thirty-six Views o…

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a huge cedar tree with travelers at its base and blue Mount Fuji rising behind rolling hills.

Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Koshu Mishimagoe), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a rippling river, with a boat, a horse and a figure on the sandy shore.

Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a green hillside with pack horses and travelers on a path.

Inume Pass in Kai Province (Koshu Inume-toge), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Lake Suwa with two pine trees, a thatched hut, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwako), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of two women in kimono pausing by a pine and a yellow mile post while a porter adjusts luggage.

Travelers stopping at a mile post

c. 1805/06

Color woodblock print of two potters working on clay pieces under a pavilion beside a river with boats and reeds.

Potters at Work - Imado

c. 1808

Woodblock print of three women weaving cloth on a wooden loom beside a pine tree and bamboo fence.

Women weaving on a loom

late 1810s and/or early 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of courtiers in a blossoming garden, some kneeling near markers while women watch from a veranda.

Courtly event modeled on the Lanting Gathering

c. 1801/07

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono viewing peonies in a garden beside a veranda, with a pine tree and gardener.

The Peony Show

c. 1799

Japanese print of a picnic party under a wisteria tree with women in kimono, a man in green, and a dancing figure.

Picnic party

c. 1801/07

Woodblock print of boats on a river beside a wooden bridge, a lantern-hung shop, and figures with a bonsai tree.

Boating parties on the Sumida River

c. 1808/12

Woodblock print of a boy with a kite under a pine, two women and a child on a path near a bridge.

Boy releasing a kite

c. 1800/10

Woodblock print of passengers on a wooden ferry boat with a boatman poling along a river beside flowering shrubs and a pine.

Ferry boat

n.d.

Woodblock print of two women and a child by a wooden box beside a tree and flowering plants in a grassy landscape.

Making paper cords for tying hair

c. 1801/18

Horizontal print of a woven hat with a red lining holding spring greens, flowers and seed pods, with trailing stems on the le

Flowers and spring greens in a hat

c. 1801

Sheet of handwritten Japanese calligraphy in black ink in vertical columns, with a seal mark at the lower right.

Danseres

1800

Woodblock print of two robed figures on a ledge beside a tall waterfall, with a pine branch arching across the sky.

Li Bai (Japanese: Ri Haku), from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"

c. 1833/34