Category Archives: Hokusai

Tama River in Musashi Province by Hokusai

Tama River in Musashi Province Hokusai

Famous Japanese artwork often reflects the country’s rich cultural heritage. Engraved in its history, the artistic techniques used have continued to gain global recognition. The Hokusai’s woodblock prints is an example of this approach. Among these is The Tama River in Musashi Province, which depicts unique arts of the past. Like its affiliate, the Hokusahi’s […]

Portrait of Chino Hyogo Seated at his Writing Desk by Hokusai

Portrait of Chino Hyogo Seated at his Writing Desk Hokusai

The Japanese ukiyo-e print, Portrait of Chino Hyogo Seated at his Writing Desk, was made by the famous exponent of polychrome woodblock prints, Katsushika Hokusai, and is normally kept at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in Japan. The ukiyo-e print was popular in the nineteenth century with ukiyo-e meaning something like images of the floating world. In […]

Sunset across the Ryogoku bridge by Hokusai

Sunset across the Ryogoku bridge Hokusai

Sunset across the Ryogoku bridge from the bank of the Sumida River (1830) is a woodblock colour print genre painting created by Japanese artist Katsushika Hosukai (1760-1849). This particular painting is the twelfth view in his most famous work, the woodblock colour print collection entitled “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fiji”. Hosukai only started this collection […]