Artworks · Katsushika Hokusai

冨嶽三十六景　登戸浦|Noboto Bay (Noboto no ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/4 x 15 3/16 in. (26.0 x 38.6 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　御厩川岸より両国橋夕陽見|Viewing the Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryōgokubashi sekiyō o miru), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (24.4 x 37.5 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　隠田の水車|The Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　五百らかん寺さざゐどう|Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　駿州片倉茶園の不二|Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm)

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「冨嶽三十六景　相州梅沢左」|“Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province,” from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei, Sōshū Umezawa zai)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (25.7 x 38.4 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　尾州不二見原|Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 15/32 x 15 5/16 in. (24.1 x 38.9 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　甲州三島越|Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Mishima goe), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

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冨嶽三十六景　相州箱根湖水|The Lake at Hakone in Sagami Province (Sōshū Hakone kosui), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/8 x 15 in. (25.7 x 38.1 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　武州玉川|Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushū Tamagawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in. (25.7 x 37.5 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　相州七里浜|Shichirigahama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Shichirigahama), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/8 x 15 in. (25.7 x 38.1 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　甲州三坂水面|Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province (Kōshū Misaka suimen), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 4/5 x 14 9/16 in. (24.9 x 37.0 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　身延川裏不二|View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (25.1 x 37.5 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　駿州江尻|Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 14 3/5 in. (25.4 x 37.1 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　相州江の島|Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (25.7 x 37.8 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　隠田の水車|The Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm)

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The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm)

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The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyōdō near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyōdōzan kumo no kakehashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm)

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Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 15 1/4 in. (25.4 x 38.7 cm)

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Nakahara in Sagami Province (Sōshū Nakahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1820 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 15 in. (25.4 x 38.1 cm)

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Ippitsu gafu (Album of Drawings with One Stroke), complete in 1 vol.

1818 · Book; woodblock printed

22.5 × 15.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.) (closed); 22.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.) (opened)

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Komagata Hall and O-umaya River Bank, from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma zukushi)"

1817 · Color woodblock prints with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban triptych

20.7 × 18.2 cm (8 1/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

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諸國瀧廻リ　美濃ノ国養老の滝|Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

1817 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); W. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm)

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諸國瀧廻リ　相州大山ろうべんの瀧|Rōben Waterfall at Ōyama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Ōyama Rōben no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

1817 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

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諸國瀧廻リ　相州大山ろうべんの瀧|Rōben Waterfall at Ōyama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Ōyama Rōben no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

1817 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)

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諸國瀧廻　東都葵ヶ岡の瀧|Fall of Aoiga Oka, Yedo

1817 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm)

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諸國瀧廻リ　木曽路ノ奥 阿彌陀ヶ瀧|The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

1817 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Image: 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm)

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Freshly-Picked Flowers in a Traveler’s Hat, illustration for "The Thousand-grasses Shell," from the series A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print; surimono shikishiban

20 × 17.9 cm (7 7/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

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The Studio, illustration for The White Shell (Shiragai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments and blindprinting; surimono shikishiban

20.2 × 17.7 cm (8 × 7 in.)

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Cranes by the Shore, illustration for The Leg Shell (Ashigai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

20.3 × 17.8 cm (8 × 7 1/16 in.)

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Village on the Yoshino River, illustration for The Brocade Shell (Nishiki-gai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

20.5 × 17.8 cm (8 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

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Frogs in a Cage Before a Painted Screen, illustration for The Dry-Shallows Shell (Minasegai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

19.9 × 17.9 cm (7 7/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

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The Toy Seller, illustration for The Fresh-Water Clam (Shijimigai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

20.4 × 17.8 cm (8 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

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Pilgrimage to Enoshima

1816 · Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono

20.1 × 26 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

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Women weaving on a loom

1816 · Color woodblock print; oban, surimono

24.2 × 36.2 cm (9 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.)

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Making Bamboo Blinds, illustration for The Bamboo-Blind Shell (Sudare-gai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments and blindprinting (as a result of forgetting to ink the group of extra slats of bamboo); surimono

20 × 17.5 cm (7 7/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Recycling Paper, illustration for The Fulling-block Shell (Kinuta gai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

20 × 17.5 cm (7 7/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Chopping Rice Cakes, illustration for The Board-Roof Shell (Itayagai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

19.5 × 17.8 cm (7 11/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

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Koto and New Year’s Offering, illustration for The Akoya Beach Shell (Akoyagai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1816 · Color woodblock print; nishikie with metallic pigments and blindprinting; surimono shikishiban

20.9 × 17.8 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)

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The Fishermen of Katase Hauling in Their Nets: The Purple Shell (Murasakigai)

1816 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

18.2 × 17.2 cm (7 3/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

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葛飾北斎画　菊に雀|Sparrows and Chrysanthemums

1815 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm)

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Hanging Abalone Out to Dry, illustration for Abalone (Awabi), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1814 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

19.7 × 17.7 cm (7 13/16 × 7 in.)

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初詣|Young Women Visiting a Shinto Shrine

1814 · Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

8 3/8 x 5 7/16 in. (21.3 x 13.8 cm)

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The Famous Places on the Tokaido in One View (Tokaido meisho ichiran)

1813 · Color woodblock print; o-oban

43 × 58 cm (17 × 22 3/4 in.)

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Woman Feeding a Goat with Paper

1811 · Color woodblock print; surimono

19.6 × 17.9 cm (7 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)

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Santai gafu (Album of Drawings in Three Ways), complete in 1 vol.

1811 · Book; woodblock printed

22.5 × 15.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.) (closed); 22.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.) (opened)

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The Seven Gods of Good Fortune

1809 · Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono

20.4 × 27.3 cm (8 1/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

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