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Self-Portrait as a Fisherman by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Self-Portrait as a Fisherman

Self-Portrait as a Fisherman

Katsushika Hokusai

1830–1840

Medium: Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
Dimensions: 21.3 × 18.5 cm (8 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Mat: 45.8 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

Picture Book of New Designs for the Various Crafts (Shōshoku ehon Katsushika shin hinagata) 諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形

Picture Book of New Designs for the Various Crafts (Shōshoku ehon Katsushika shin hinagata) 諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形

Katsushika Hokusai, 1836

Morning Glories and Tree-frog, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Morning Glories and Tree-frog, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Hotei Smoking his Pipe, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Hotei Smoking his Pipe, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1809

Girl at the window

Girl at the window

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

Goddess Riding a Dragon, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Goddess Riding a Dragon, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1809

Bamboo Hedge at Kumemura (Kumemura chikuri), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Bamboo Hedge at Kumemura (Kumemura chikuri), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1822

The Lake at Hakone in Sagami Province (Sōshū Hakone kosui), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

The Lake at Hakone in Sagami Province (Sōshū Hakone kosui), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, 1795

The Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

The Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820