Category Archives: Hokusai

Yoshino Waterfalls where Yoshitsune Washed his Horse

Yoshino Waterfalls where Yoshitsune Washed his Horse Hokusai

Hokusai is one of the most respected artists in the history of Japanese artists.He was very famous in the 1820s. At this time almost everybody now who he was. He’s most famous for his Thirty-six views of most Fuji. His success leads him to make an another collection called A tour of Japanese waterfalls. For […]

Drawing of a Tengu by Hokusai

Drawing of a Tengu Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese drawing, painting and graphic artist whose works greatly enhanced the Japanese visual culture. He played an important role as a representative of the Japanese art direction Ukiyo-e. He accomplished great art masterpieces still appreciated to date. One of such paintings is the Drawing of a Tengu. The drawing of a […]

Mount Fuji reflects in Lake Kawaguchi seen from the Misaka Pass in Kai Province by Hokusai

Mount Fuji reflects in Lake Kawaguchi seen from the Misaka Pass in Kai Province Hokusai

Mount Fuji reflects in Lake Kawaguchi depicts one of the more popular themes of nineteenth-century Ukiyo-e art, and one of the most enduring symbols of Japanese culture and natural heritage, Mount Fuji. In the print, Fuji is creatively mirrored by the shore of the lake below, in a tranquil scene which plays on the movement of […]

Tenma Bridge in Setsu Province by Hokusai

Tenma Bridge in Setsu Province Hokusai

Tenma Bridge in Setsu Province (or “Sesshu tenmabashi” in Hokusai’s native Japanese) is a polychrome woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai. The work, a woodblock print created using coloured ink, depicts boats sailing down a river underneath the Tenma Bridge. Spectators holding lanterns stand on top of the bridge, watching the boats. The print measures 24.6 […]