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Wave by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Wave

Wave

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849

Medium: Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions: H. 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); W. 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei sanpen) 富嶽百景[三編]

One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei sanpen) 富嶽百景[三編]

Katsushika Hokusai, 1837

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

Lake Hakone in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone Kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Lake Hakone in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone Kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

Ehon Hayabiki

Ehon Hayabiki

Katsushika Hokusai

A Snow–clad Landscape with Gray Clouds

A Snow–clad Landscape with Gray Clouds

Katsushika Hokusai, 1790

Sumida River, from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran)"

Sumida River, from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Wasp and turnip stalk, from "The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)"

Wasp and turnip stalk, from "The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1809

Hokusai gafu

Hokusai gafu

Katsushika Hokusai

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyakurakanji Sazaido), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyakurakanji Sazaido), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

The End-of-year Market at Asakusa (Asakusa mino ichi), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)"

The End-of-year Market at Asakusa (Asakusa mino ichi), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1797

Court Lady

Court Lady

Katsushika Hokusai, 1700