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Ghosts by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Ghosts

Ghosts

Katsushika Hokusai

1700–1899

Medium: Two paintings mounted together; ink on paper
Dimensions: Left painting: 7 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (19.5 x 14 cm) Right painting: 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (19.7 x 14 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Spring in the Rice Fields

Spring in the Rice Fields

Katsushika Hokusai, 1790

Courtly event modeled on the Lanting Gathering

Courtly event modeled on the Lanting Gathering

Katsushika Hokusai, 1796

Autumn Sky at Chōkō (Chōkō shūsei), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Autumn Sky at Chōkō (Chōkō shūsei), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1822

Picture Book with Mixed Verses on Jōruri (Puppet Theater) Ehon jōruri zekku) 繪本浄瑠璃絶句

Picture Book with Mixed Verses on Jōruri (Puppet Theater) Ehon jōruri zekku) 繪本浄瑠璃絶句

Katsushika Hokusai, 1815

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

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Sadaie, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Sadaie, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760

Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei)

Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shugetsu) from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shugetsu) from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1799

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman of a Samurai Family

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman of a Samurai Family

Katsushika Hokusai, 1781