Artworks · Katsushika Hokusai

Picnic party

1796 · Color woodblock print; surimono

7 3/4 × 21 1/4

Art Institute of Chicago

Making paper cords for tying hair

1796 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

19.4 × 52.4 cm (7 5/8 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Goldfish vendor

1796 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

Art Institute of Chicago

Visitors to Enoshima

1796 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

Art Institute of Chicago

Akutagawa

1796 · Color woodblock print; kokonotsugiri-ban, surimono

13.4 × 18.2 cm (5 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Juvenile Instructions of the Boy Monju (Chigo monju osana kyokun)

1796 · Woodblock-printed book; loose plates

26.8 × 20.3 cm (10 9/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Admiring wisteria

1796 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

52.4 × 19.4 cm (20 5/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Mat: 40.7 × 71.2 cm (16 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Flowers and spring greens in a hat

1796 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

20.4 × 54.7 cm (8 × 21 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

二代中村野塩|The Actor Nakamura Noshio II, in Female Role, Holding a Shakuhachi (Bamboo Flute)

1796 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

11 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (29.8 x 13.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks

1795 · Ink and light color on paper

48.9 × 35.5 cm (19 5/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

On the footbridge

1795 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

19.1 × 52.1 cm (7 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shellfish gathering

1795 · Color woodblock print; surimono

57.2 × 20.9 cm (22 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boy releasing a kite

1795 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

20.1 × 53.4 cm (7 7/8 × 21 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boating parties on the Sumida River

1795 · Color woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

19.7 × 51.5 cm (7 3/4 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Viewing votive paintings

1795 · Color woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

18.8 × 51.2 cm (7 3/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boating parties on the Sumida River

1795 · Color woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

Art Institute of Chicago

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

1795 · Color woodblock print; surimono

20.1 × 55.4 cm (7 7/8 × 21 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boats transporting rice on the Sumida River

1795 · Color woodblock print; nagaban, surimono

Art Institute of Chicago

鞠子|Mariko

1795 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

4 15/16 x 14 3/16 in. (12.5 x 36 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Women on a Veranda Stretching Cloth to Dry

1794 · Color woodblock print; surimono

23.4 × 35.2 cm (9 1/4 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Peony Show

1794 · Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

20.8 × 56.8 cm (8 1/4 × 22 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

An Artisan’s Shop, from the album The Mist of Sandara (Sandara kasumi)

1793 · Color woodblock print; album plate

22 × 31.6 cm (8 5/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ferryboat

1793 · Color woodblock print

25.1 × 37.8 cm (9 7/8 × 14 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Women and Children Viewing the Fireworks

1793 · Color woodblock print

23.7 × 36.1 cm (9 3/8 × 14 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sparrows on Millstones with Hagi Bushes

1792 · Color woodblock print; large surimono

40 × 55.8 cm (15 3/4 × 22 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two women stretching cloth

1792 · Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book

22.9 × 38.1 cm (9 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two women stretching cloth

1792 · Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book

25.5 × 38 cm (10 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gathering Herbs

1792 · Color woodblock print; long surimono

19.7 × 53.1 cm (7 13/16 × 20 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hata-ori|職人三十六歌仙|The Weaving Factory

1792 · Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7 x 18.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women beneath a plum tree at night

1791 · Color woodblock print; surimono

17.7 × 35.1 cm (7 × 13 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Waves of Potential Immigrants from Many Lands (Shikinamigusa)

1791 · Color woodblock-printed book; 1 vol.

22.5 × 16.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fuji Tohō|The Top of Mount Fuji

1790 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

高根山与一右ェ門　千田川吉五郎|The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō

1790 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 12 1/3 ( 30.6 cm; W. 5 3/32 in. (12.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

風流無くてななくせ|Squeaking a Ground Cherry, from the series Seven Fashionable Useless Habits (Furyu nakute nana kuse)

1788 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in. (36.4 x 24.8cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

An Actor of Woman's Roles

1786 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

30.8 × 13.5 cm (12 3/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as a Woman with Dishevelled Hair

1786 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

30.8 × 13.9 cm (12 3/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

松本幸四郎|Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Tsurifune no Sabu

1786 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (27.3 x 14.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Women on the Veranda Looking at a Girl Picking Flower

1785 · Color woodblock print; long surimono

22 × 57.5 cm (8 5/8 × 22 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chinese and Tartar Boys Quarreling over a Game of Go

1785 · Woodblock print; oban, keyblock proof impression

38.5 × 26.3 cm (15 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ichikawa Danjuro VI

1785 · Color woodblock print

31.6 × 14.2 cm (12 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman of a Samurai Family

1781 · Color woodblock print

30.8 × 14.5 cm (12 3/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hares and Roses

1778 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

67.2 × 12.1 cm (26 1/2 × 4 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Sumo Wrestlers Uzugafuchi Kandayu and Takasaki Ichijuro

1778 · Color woodblock print; aiban

32.7 × 22.5 cm (12 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Descending Geese for Bunshichi (Bunshichi no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of Elegant Gallants (Furyu otokodate hakkei)"

1776 · Color woodblock print; chuban

22 × 16.2 cm (8 5/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Perspective View: The Two Deva Kings Gate of Kinryuzan Temple (Ukie: Kinryuzan niomon no zu)

1776 · Color woodblock print

25.6 × 37.8 cm (10 1/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

唐子書画図|Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint

1775 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (39.1 x 25.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Chest Containing Various Teachings (Kyokun zonagamochi)

1774 · Woodblock-printed book; 5 vols.

22.2 × 15.6 × 0.1 cm (8 3/4 × 6 3/16 × 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

和田原甚四郎　花項山五郎吉|The Sumo Wrestlers Wadagahara Jinshirō and Kachōzan Gorokichi

1773 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

12 1/32 x 5 3/32 in. (30.6 x 12.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art