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Vanity of Vanities by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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Vanity of Vanities

Vanity of Vanities

Vanity of Vanities

Katsushika Hokusai

1835–1845

Medium: Color woodblock print
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series “Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)”

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series “Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)”

Katsushika Hokusai, 1828

A Group of Young Women Entering the Garden of a Horticulturist

A Group of Young Women Entering the Garden of a Horticulturist

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760

Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks), vol. 10

Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks), vol. 10

Katsushika Hokusai, 1819

Fuji in the City (Shichū no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

Fuji in the City (Shichū no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835

Woman Adjusting Her Hair

Woman Adjusting Her Hair

Katsushika Hokusai, 1900

Shōgi Chess Board, Chess Pieces and Spring Flowers in Blue-and-White Porcelain Pot/ Chess Pieces (Shōgi koma), from the series A Selection of Horses (Umazukushi), with poems by Shunshōtei Utsukushima and Shūchōdō Monoyana

Shōgi Chess Board, Chess Pieces and Spring Flowers in Blue-and-White Porcelain Pot/ Chess Pieces (Shōgi koma), from the series A Selection of Horses (Umazukushi), with poems by Shunshōtei Utsukushima and Shūchōdō Monoyana

Katsushika Hokusai, 1822

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ejiri), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ejiri), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Hermit with a Staff

Hermit with a Staff

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760

Various Pictures by Hokusai (Hokusai soga) 北斎麁画

Various Pictures by Hokusai (Hokusai soga) 北斎麁画

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Women on the Veranda Looking at a Girl Picking Flower

Women on the Veranda Looking at a Girl Picking Flower

Katsushika Hokusai, 1785