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Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)" by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)"

Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)"

Katsushika Hokusai

1822

Medium: Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions: 21.7 × 18.9 cm (8 9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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A turner and his assistant, from the series "Thirty-six Poets as Craftsmen (Shokunin sanjurokuban)"

A turner and his assistant, from the series "Thirty-six Poets as Craftsmen (Shokunin sanjurokuban)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1802

One-Hundred Views of Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei)

One-Hundred Views of Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1829

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Katsushika Hokusai

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

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Print

Katsushika Hokusai, 1791

Yoshitsune’s Horse-Washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washū Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki), from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Yoshitsune’s Horse-Washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washū Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki), from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1828

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Honganji at Asakusa in Edo (Tōto Asakusa Honganji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Honganji at Asakusa in Edo (Tōto Asakusa Honganji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Bird Cage and Potted Plum

Bird Cage and Potted Plum

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Fujisawa, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Fujisawa, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799