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Sparrows by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Sparrows

Sparrows

Katsushika Hokusai

1815–1835

Medium: Sketch for a woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 7 1/16 x 11 7/8 in. (17.9 x 30.2 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Various Pictures by Hokusai (Hokusai soga) 北斎麁画

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Ashi Clam, from the series "Genroku Kasen Kai-awase"

Ashi Clam, from the series "Genroku Kasen Kai-awase"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Hanging Abalone Out to Dry, illustration for Abalone (Awabi), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

Hanging Abalone Out to Dry, illustration for Abalone (Awabi), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1814

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

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

Viewing Sunset over the Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Viewing Sunset over the Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet

Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei) and cover sheet

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

The Feather Robe (Hagoromo)

The Feather Robe (Hagoromo)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Picture Book of Chinese and Japanese Warriors (Wakan ehon sakigake) 和漢絵本魁

Picture Book of Chinese and Japanese Warriors (Wakan ehon sakigake) 和漢絵本魁

Katsushika Hokusai, 1836

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsugekka)"

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsugekka)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1828

Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks

Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks

Katsushika Hokusai, 1795