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title = "Katsushika Hokusai"
author = "Danilo M."
type = "life"
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 '"
image = "/uppies/2011/07/The-Great-Wave-Off-Kanagawa-1823-large.jpg"
categories = ["art", "blogging"]
tags = ["great wave", "hokusai", "katsushika", "mt fuji", "paintings"]
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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.

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![Boy on Mount Fuji](/uploads/2011/07/Boy-on-Mount-Fuji-large.jpg)
![Choshi in Shimosa Province](/uploads/2011/07/Choshi-in-Shimosa-Province-Soshu-Choshi-large.jpg)
![Hibiscus and Sparrow](/uploads/2011/07/Hibiscus-and-Sparrow-large.jpg)
![Mt. Fuji in the Sunset](/uploads/2011/07/Mt.-Fuji-in-the-Sunset-large.jpg)
![Yoro Waterfall in Mino Province](/uploads/2011/07/Yoro-Waterfall-in-Mino-Province-Mino-no-kuni-Yoro-no-taki-large.jpg)
![White Shell Shiragai](/uploads/2011/07/White-Shell-Shiragai-large.jpg)
![Waterfall where Yoshitsune Washed his Horse](/uploads/2011/07/Waterfall-where-Yoshitsune-Washed-his-Horse-at-Yoshino-in-Yamato-Province-Washu-Yoshino-Yoshitsune-uma-arai-no-taki-large.jpg)
![The Great Wave Off Kanagawa](/uploads/2011/07/The-Great-Wave-Off-Kanagawa-1823-large.jpg)
![The dragon on Smoke Escaping from Mt Fuji](/uploads/2011/07/The-dragon-on-Smoke-Escaping-from-Mt-Fuji-large.jpg)
![Surimono Totsuka](/uploads/2011/07/Surimono-Totsuka-large.jpg)
![South Wind at Clear Dawn](/uploads/2011/07/South-Wind-at-Clear-Dawn-Gaifu-kaisei-large.jpg)
![Shower Below the Summit](/uploads/2011/07/Shower-Below-the-Summit-Sanka-hakuu-large.jpg)
![Plum Blossom and the Moon](/uploads/2011/07/Plum-Blossom-and-the-Moon-large.jpg)
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I hope you liked them. I'll see you on the next one.
