Hokusai: 11 works

'This piece by Katsushika Hokusai, a famous ukiyo-e woodblock print artist, shows two turtles and two koi carp in water.'

'This is a masterpiece of luxury whose collaboration between the artist and the metal craftsman shines through.'

'Fuji's slopes is recorded in other paintings and written accounts, but here Hokusai has not simply created a red mountain surface, he heightened that colored surface to create a more striking contrast with the surrounding colors.'

'Moreover, there is no pentaptych nishiki-e by Hokusai except this work that depicts a panoramic view inside a vast brothel in Yoshiwara.'

'Hokusai is famous for his some maps as well as his numerous Nishikie (colored) prints. He draw at least four kinds of maps, "Tōkaidō Meisho Ichiran (Famous Places in the Tōkaidō Road in One View), "Tōdō Meisho no E (Bird's-eye view over China)", "Bōsō Kairiku Shōkei Kiran (Bird's-eye view over the Bōsō Peninsula), and this map depicting bird's-eye view around the Kisokaidō (Nakasendō) road.'

'This is one of the famous series of Katsushika Hokusai's "Thirty-Six Views of Mt.'

'Hokusai manages, through the clever and dramatic manipulation of space, to dwarf Japan's snow-capped Mt.'

'In Hokusai's "Waterfalls of Various Districts," in which he takes up the theme of renowned waterfalls from various regions, he distinguishes the diverse expressions that water possesses, including lines of water flowing downward, wave patterns spreading in deep pools, sheets of spray leaping up, and mist rising over bodies of water.'

'Hokusai designed very few surimono after 1825 but, in the early 1830's, he began to produce his series of 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji' for a commercial publisher, and it was probably around then that he designed this print.'

'Well before Hokusai's time, Mount Fuji had been worshipped as a sacred mountain, and in his day it was a destination for pilgrims from all over Japan. While known for his novel and dynamic compositions, Hokusai's greatest strength was undoubtedly his remarkable draftsmanship.'

'This scene of springtime shell-gathering was hand-painted by Katsushika Hokusai, one of the most well known ukiyo-e artists of the late Edo period. Hokusai captured images of women and children in a vast space, emphasizing distance with a colorful touch.'