Artworks · Katsushika Hokusai

Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.7 × 38.8 cm (10 1/2 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mount Fuji Seen from the Senju Pleasure Quarter (Senju kagai yori chobo no Fuji), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.7 × 38.4 cm (10 1/2 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tagonoura Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1825 · Color woodblock print

25.8 × 37.2 cm (10 1/8 × 14 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Koshu Mishimagoe), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26 × 38.4 cm (10 1/4 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ejiri), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.2 × 37.5 cm (10 1/4 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.2 × 37.5 cm (10 1/4 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwako), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.8 × 37.5 cm (10 1/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Inume Pass in Kai Province (Koshu Inume-toge), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.8 × 37.5 cm (10 1/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; ōban

Approx: 38.2 × 25.4 cm (15 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tatekawa River Lumberyard at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Ariwara no Narihira, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems

1825 · Color woodblock print; nagaban

50.3 × 21.3 cm (19 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Daikoku balancing rice bales, mallet, and rooster on his feet

1825 · Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

20.9 × 18 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mount Fuji from Lake Ashi in Hakone

1825 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; shikishiban, surimono

20.3 × 17.7 cm (8 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Back of Mount Fuji Seen from Minobu River (Minobugawa Urafuji), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1825 · Color woodblock print; ōban

24.6 × 36.4 cm (9 11/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nakahara in Sagami Province (Soshu Nakahara), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.5 × 38.8 cm (10 3/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Seashore at Nobutoura (Nobutoura), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

20.8 × 37.3 cm (10 1/8 × 14 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.2 × 37 cm (9 7/8 × 14 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tokaido Hodogaya, from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print

25.8 × 37.4 cm (10 1/8 × 14 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hodogaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Hodogaya), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.8 × 37.7 cm (10 1/8 × 14 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shichirigahama Beach in Sagami Province (Shoshu Shichirigahama), from the series "Thiry-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.8 × 37.4 cm (10 1/8 × 14 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Gaifu kaisei), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.7 × 37.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lake Hakone in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone Kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.6 × 37.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu Kajikazawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.8 × 36.7 cm (10 1/8 × 14 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu Senju), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.1 × 37.5 cm (10 1/4 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rice Paddies at Ono in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ono shinden), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.5 × 38.3 cm (10 1/2 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.9 × 37.4 cm (10 3/16 × 14 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Gaifu kaisei), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.3 × 38.6 cm (10 3/8 × 15 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.9 × 37.7 cm (10 3/16 × 14 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

In the Mountains of Totomi (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.7 × 37 cm (10 1/8 × 14 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.6 × 37.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Creating surimono for the New Year

1825 · Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

21.1 × 18.5 cm (8 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Mat: 45.8 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; ōban

25 × 37.5 cm (9 3/4 × 14 3/4 in.); Mat: 50.8 × 71.2 cm (20 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Gaifu kaisei), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; ōban

24.2 × 36.5 cm (9 1/2 × 14 3/8 in.); Mat: 50.8 × 71.2 cm (20 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ejiri), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.2 × 37.5 cm (10 1/4 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Senju Musashi Province (Bushu Senju), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.1 × 38.5 cm (10 1/4 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Snowy Morning from Koishikawa (Koishikawa yuki no ashita), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.9 × 37.5 cm (10 3/16 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Tea Plantation of Katakura in Suruga Province (Sunshu Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.5 × 38.1 cm (10 3/8 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.4 × 37.6 cm (10 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

雪松に鶴|Cranes on Branch of Snow-covered Pine

1825 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

20 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (51.8 x 23.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

百人一首　うばがゑとき　伊勢|Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1825 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (26.7 x 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

百人一首　うはか縁説　清原深養父|Poem by Kiyohara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1825 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (27 x 36.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

百人一首　うはかゑとき　源宗于朝臣|Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1825 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. (24.4 x 36.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

百人一首　乳母か絵とき　参議篁|Poem by Sangi no Takamura (Ono no Takamura), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1825 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Oban 10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (26 x 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

百人一首　うはかゑとき　源宗于朝臣|Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1825 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Overall: 9 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (25.1 x 36.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.4 × 37.6 cm (10 × 14 13/16 in.); Mat: 50.8 × 71.2 cm (20 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1825 · Color woodblock print, oban

25.7 × 37.6 cm (10 1/8 × 14 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

「諸國名橋寄覧　東海道岡崎 矢はぎのはし」|Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

1824 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm); W. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

葛飾北斎画　燕子花|Grasshopper and Iris

1824 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Overall: 9 3/4 x 14 3/16in. (24.8 x 36 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art