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title: Katsushika Hokusai
author: Danilo M.
type: article
date: 2011-07-27T20:35:16+00:00
excerpt: 'A few images by japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), author of the famous series of 36 pictures portraying Mt. Fuji '
featured_image: /uploads/2011/07/The-Great-Wave-Off-Kanagawa-1823-large.jpg
categories:
  - art
  - blogging
tags:
  - great wave
  - hokusai
  - katsushika
  - mt fuji
  - paintings
format: gallery

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I just wanted to share a few images by one of my favourite artists with you.

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**Katsushika Hokusai** (葛飾北斎, Katsushika Hokusai 1760–May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time he was Japan&'s leading expert on Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1831) which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s. Hokusai created the "Thirty-Six Views" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji. It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fuji in Clear Weather, that secured Hokusai’s fame both within Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, “Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai&'s name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...” While Hokusai&'s work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition and left a lasting impact on the art world. It was The Great Wave print that initially received, and continues to receive, acclaim and popularity in the Western world.
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Enjoy.

{{< gallery >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Boy-on-Mount-Fuji-large.jpg" alt="Boy on Mount Fuji" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Choshi-in-Shimosa-Province-Soshu-Choshi-large.jpg" alt="Choshi in Shimosa Province" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Hibiscus-and-Sparrow-large.jpg" alt="Hibiscus and Sparrow" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Mt.-Fuji-in-the-Sunset-large.jpg" alt="Mt. Fuji in the Sunset" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Yoro-Waterfall-in-Mino-Province-Mino-no-kuni-Yoro-no-taki-large.jpg" alt="Yoro Waterfall in Mino Province Mino no kuni Yoro no taki" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/White-Shell-Shiragai-large.jpg" alt="White Shell Shiragai" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Waterfall-where-Yoshitsune-Washed-his-Horse-at-Yoshino-in-Yamato-Province-Washu-Yoshino-Yoshitsune-uma-arai-no-taki-large.jpg" alt="Waterfall where Yoshitsune Washed his Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/The-Great-Wave-Off-Kanagawa-1823-large.jpg" alt="The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/The-dragon-on-Smoke-Escaping-from-Mt-Fuji-large.jpg" alt="The dragon on Smoke Escaping from Mt Fuji" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Surimono-Totsuka-large.jpg" alt="Surimono Totsuka" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/South-Wind-at-Clear-Dawn-Gaifu-kaisei-large.jpg" alt="South Wind at Clear Dawn Gaifu kaisei" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Shower-Below-the-Summit-Sanka-hakuu-large.jpg" alt="Shower Below the Summit Sanka hakuu" >}}
  {{< gal-img divClass="col-3 gtr-uniform" src="/uploads/2011/07/Plum-Blossom-and-the-Moon-large.jpg" alt="Plum Blossom and the Moon" >}}
{{< /gallery >}}

I hope you liked them. I'll see you on the next one.