Wednesday 12 November 2014

Katsushika Hokusai – part 16

Hokusai Sketchbook
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world) painter and printmaker and painter, born in Edo (now Tokyo), and is best known for his woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji c. 1830-35 which includes the internationally recognised print The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Hokusai created the series both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji itself. It was this series that secured Hokusai’s fame both in Japan and overseas.

This is part 16 of a 19 - part post on the works Katsushika Hokusai. For full biographical notes see part 1 and for earlier works see parts 1 - 15 also.




1835-36 One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse:


1835-36c  Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26.1 x 36.1 cm

1835-36c Drawing for Poem by Fujiwara no Mototoshi, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
ink on paper 25.7 x 38.2 cm

1835-36c Drawing for Poem by Kawara no Sadaijin, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
ink on paper 25 x 37.5 cm

1835-36c Drawing for Poem by Minamoto no Shunrai ( Minamoto no Toshiyori Ason ), 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
ink on paper 25.6 x 37 cm

1835-36c Harumichi no Tsuraki, 
thirty-second poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 24.9 x 37.1 cm

1835-36c People Crossing an Arched Bridge,
from the series One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26.1 x 37.7 cm

1835-36c Poem by Bunya no Asayasu, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse
 colour woodblock print 
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA

1835-36c Poem by Dainagon Tsunenobu, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse
  colour woodblock print

1835-36c Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 24.9 x 36.6 cm

1835-36c Poem by Fujiwara no Yoshitaka, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 25.3 x 37.2 cm

1835-36c Poem by Ise, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print

1835-36c Poem by Kanke, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 25.8 x 36.8 cm

1835-36c Poem by Kiyohara no Fukayabu, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse  
colour woodblock print 27 x 36.8 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1835-36c Poem by Motoyoshi Shinnô, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26 x 36.5 cm

1835-36c Poem by Sanjô-in, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 24.7 x 36.5 cm

1835-36c Poem by Sarumaru Dayû, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 24.7 x 37 cm

1835-36c Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 25.7 x 37.4 cm

1835-36c Sangi Takamura,
 from the series One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26.2 x 37.5 cm

1835-36c Sojo Henjo,
 twelfth poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26.2 x 37.6 cm

1835c Empress Jito,
 from the series One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Nurse  
colour woodblock print 25.6 x 36.9 cm

1835c Poem by Abe no Nakamaro,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 24.9 x 37.3 cm

1836-36c Poem by Chûnagon Yakamochi,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Poem by Akazome Emon,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 24.4 x 36.5 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Poem by Chūnagon Atsutada,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26.4 x 37.8 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Masafus 
colour woodblock print 24.8 x 37.1 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Sadaie, 
from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26 x 38.1 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 25.7 x 37.1 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Poem by Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 25.4 x 35.9 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Poem by Sangi Hitoshi ( Minamoto no Hitoshi ),
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 25.1 x 36.2 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Poem by Sosei Hoshi,
 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 24.8 x 37.5 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Tenji Tenno ( The Emperor Tenji ),
 first poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse 
colour woodblock print 26.2 x 37.7 cm

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From Hokusai Sketchbooks:

1815 Vol. 2 Hokusai Sketchbooks 
colour woodblock print 22.6 x 15.6 cm

1815 Vol. 2 frontispiece 
Okina with Fan from Hokusai Gafu 
colour woodblock print 19 x 13.1 cm

1817 Vol. 7 Oki Takibi no yashiro, 
from Hokusai Manga, sheets 26-7 
colour woodblock print a: 17.7 x 12.2 cm print b: 17.7 x 12.2 cm

1817 Vol. 7 Shinano Province, Iwabashi Bridge. Mountain beyond arch
from Hokusai Manga, sheet 16-17
half colour woodblock print 17.8 x 12.3 cm

1840s Vol. 3 frontispiece: Man Presenting Box for Noh Mask
from Hokusai Gafu 
colour woodblock print 19.2 x 13.4 cm

1840s Vol. 3 Peddlers in snow
from Hokusai Gafu 
colour woodblock print a: 19 x 13.1 cm print b: 18.9 x 13 cm

1840s Vol. 3 Single stalk of Lilies from Hokusai Gaen, sheet 23 
colour woodblock print 17.5 x 6.2 cm

1840s Vol. 3 Wheat Stalks from Hokusai Gaen, sheet 29 
colour woodblock print 17.5 x 6.2 cm

n.d. Vol. 1 Kuo Tzu–i ( 697–781 ) and his grandchildren
from Hokusai Gafu 
colour wood block print a:19.5 x 13.8 cm print b: 20 x 13.9 cm

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1835c Flock of Chickens 
colour woodblock print 22 x 28 cm

1835c Winter Landscape 
woodblock print 20.3 x 31.8 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1836c Picture Book in the Katsushika Style 
ink on paper 25.4 x 39.4 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1839 Boy Viewing Mount Fuji 
ink and colour on silk 127 x 69.2 cm 
Art Institute of Chicago, IL

1839 Two Cranes 
colour woodblock print 
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

1839 Vanity of Vanities 
colour woodblock print 
Art Institute of Chicago, IL

1839 Wild Geese and Water 
hanging scroll: ink and colour on paper 29.2 x 57 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1839-41 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) 36.5 x 74.5 cm

1839-41 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) panel 1

1839-41 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) panel 2

1839-41 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) panel 3

1847-52 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear in Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) 36 x 73.9 cm

1847-52 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear in Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) panel 1

1847-52 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear in Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) panel 2

1847-52 The Ghosts of the Heike Appear in Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province 
colour woodblock print ( triptych ) panel 3

1840s Kaishu Sarubashi; From Kaishu Sarubashi: From Hokusai Gaen, 6th illustrated page, V.3.
colour woodblock print 17.7 x 6 cm

1841 Young Woman and Little Girl Playing Musashi 
colour woodblock print 13.7 x 18.4 cm

1847 Ducks in a Stream hanging scrol
ink and colours on silk 111 x 40 cm

1847c Red Shōki, the Demon Queller hanging scroll
ink and colour on silk 59.1 x 30.2 cm 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1848 Pine Tree and Full Moon 
colour woodblock print 18.1 x 25.4 cm

1848 Surveying a Region 
colour woodblock print 37.5 x 53.5 cm

1890s copy Grasshopper and Persimmon 
colour woodblock print

1890s copy Mother and Child by Gourd Trellis in Moonlight 
colour woodblock print

1890s copy of 1820 design ( attributed to ) Woman and Boy with Kite 
colour woodblock print

1890s copy Woman Making a Bonseki ( Tray Garden ) Mountain 
colour woodblock print 22 x 18.1 cm

1890s copy Woman of Ôhara with Firewood Bundle and Kite 
colour woodblock print

Descending Geese at Asuka, from the series Eight Views of Edo 
colour woodblock print 22.5 x 17.2 cm

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