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Vanity of Vanities by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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Kawasaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Kawasaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

The Hanging-Cloud Bridge at Mount Gyodo near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

The Hanging-Cloud Bridge at Mount Gyodo near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1828

Poem by Chunagon Atsutada, from the series “One Hundred Poems Explained by a Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)”

Poem by Chunagon Atsutada, from the series “One Hundred Poems Explained by a Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)”

Katsushika Hokusai, 1921

Cuckoo and Azaleas (Hototogisu, satsuki)

Cuckoo and Azaleas (Hototogisu, satsuki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1829

Asakusa Festival (Asakusa matsuri), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)"

Asakusa Festival (Asakusa matsuri), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1797

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as a Woman with Dishevelled Hair

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as a Woman with Dishevelled Hair

Katsushika Hokusai, 1786

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

The Poetess Ono no Komachi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

The Poetess Ono no Komachi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1805

Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

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Shingata Komonchō

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