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Shellfish gathering by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Shellfish gathering

Shellfish gathering

Katsushika Hokusai

1795–1805

Medium: Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions: 57.2 × 20.9 cm (22 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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Ancient View of the Pontoon Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province (Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

Ancient View of the Pontoon Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province (Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

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Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei

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The Poet Kisen Hoshi, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)

The Poet Kisen Hoshi, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1805

Chrysanthemum and Horsefly, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Chrysanthemum and Horsefly, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831

Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Ancient View of Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province (Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

Ancient View of Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province (Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

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Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Poem by Lady Akazome Emon Poem by Sosei Hoshi, from the series “One Hundred Poems Explained by a Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)”

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1921