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Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1760 - 1849

Biographical note

Japanese printmaker and painter famous for works of ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world') in painting and printmaking. He had a long career of over 70 years in diverse media and styles. He studied painting of Ming period (1368-1644) in China to the styles of the Kanō school, Sumiyoshi school, Rinpa painting, and his contemporaries of the Edo period (1600-1868) in Japan; he also learned from Western-style painting. Object types and media included nikuhitsuga (polychrome or ink paintings); surimono ('printed things'; small-edition woodblock prints) and nishikie (polychrome prints); woodblocks for eirihon (illustrated books) and kyōka ehon (illustrated books of poems called kyōka); and printed book illustrations for kibyōshi ('yellow cover' books, often moralizing tales and adventures) and yomihon ('reading books,' sometimes historical novels). He was one of the main shunga (erotic picture) artists of the Edo period. Hokusai is thought to have made in all at least 30,000 drawings and the illustrations for 500 books. Since the late 19th century, his work has had a significant impact on Western artists, including Gauguin and van Gogh.

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

A Wayside Meal, woodblock print, ink and color on paper

 Digital Record
Dates: undated
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A Wayside Meal, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, undated

 File — Box 4: Series I, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains Japanese artwork dating from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. While the majority of this collection consists of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, there are also a number of examples of the mingei (folk art) movement and the sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movement of the early 20th century, including pieces by Sadao Watanabe, Kiyoshi Saito, and Unichi Hiratsuka. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists...
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Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: undated
Found in: / Japanese prints collection / Morrissey collection

Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, circa 1830-1831

 File — Box 1: Series I, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains Japanese artwork dating from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. While the majority of this collection consists of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, there are also a number of examples of the mingei (folk art) movement and the sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movement of the early 20th century, including pieces by Sadao Watanabe, Kiyoshi Saito, and Unichi Hiratsuka. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: circa 1830-1831
Found in: / Japanese prints collection / Morrissey collection

Enoshima in Sagami Province from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, circa 1830-1831

 File — Box 1: Series I, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains Japanese artwork dating from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. While the majority of this collection consists of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, there are also a number of examples of the mingei (folk art) movement and the sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movement of the early 20th century, including pieces by Sadao Watanabe, Kiyoshi Saito, and Unichi Hiratsuka. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: circa 1830-1831
Found in: / Japanese prints collection / Morrissey collection

Japanese prints collection

 Collection
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. It also includes a few examples of the mingei (folk art) and sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movements of the early 20th century. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists include Katsushika Hokusai, Katsukawa Shunko, Kitagawa Utamaro, and Isoda Koryusai.

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Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: circa 1765-1964 (bulk 1780-1860); Majority of material found within 1780 - 1860

Sakai Cho (Theater Street), woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 1800 - 1800

 File — Box 4: Series I, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains Japanese artwork dating from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. While the majority of this collection consists of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, there are also a number of examples of the mingei (folk art) movement and the sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movement of the early 20th century, including pieces by Sadao Watanabe, Kiyoshi Saito, and Unichi Hiratsuka. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: 1800 - 1800
Found in: / Japanese prints collection / Morrissey collection

Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, circa 1830-1831

 File — Box 1: Series I, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains Japanese artwork dating from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. While the majority of this collection consists of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, there are also a number of examples of the mingei (folk art) movement and the sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movement of the early 20th century, including pieces by Sadao Watanabe, Kiyoshi Saito, and Unichi Hiratsuka. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: circa 1830-1831
Found in: / Japanese prints collection / Morrissey collection

Snowy Morning at Koishikawa from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, circa 1830-1831

 File — Box 1: Series I, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains Japanese artwork dating from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. While the majority of this collection consists of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, there are also a number of examples of the mingei (folk art) movement and the sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movement of the early 20th century, including pieces by Sadao Watanabe, Kiyoshi Saito, and Unichi Hiratsuka. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: circa 1830-1831
Found in: / Japanese prints collection / Morrissey collection

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