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Portrait of Kan'u by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Portrait of Kan'u

Portrait of Kan'u

Katsushika Hokusai

1816

Medium: From a woodblock printed book, ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 5 3/16 in. (20.5 x 13.2 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Books & publications
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

Shichirigahama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Shichirigahama), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Shichirigahama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Shichirigahama), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Gaifu kaisei), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Gaifu kaisei), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

A Man Shooting with a Blowpipe, illustration for the Conch Shell (Horagai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

A Man Shooting with a Blowpipe, illustration for the Conch Shell (Horagai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Circling the Crater of Fuji (Hakkai-meguri no Fuji): Half of detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

Circling the Crater of Fuji (Hakkai-meguri no Fuji): Half of detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835

The Amida Waterfall

The Amida Waterfall

Katsushika Hokusai

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

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 6 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, rokuhen)

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 6 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, rokuhen)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1615

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)"

Pages from the illustrated book "Panoramic Views along the Banks of the Sumida River (Ehon Sumidagawa ryogan ichiran)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

Fuji at Sea (Kaijō no Fuji): Detached page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 2

Fuji at Sea (Kaijō no Fuji): Detached page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 2

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835

Shellfish gathering

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801