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Item #10902600

Katsushika Hokusai, Ehon Kyoka Yama Mata Yama, 1st and 2nd (of Three)

Item No

#10902600

Item

Book (Woodblock Prints)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Price

$1575.00

Weight

0.52kg

size

width

18cm 7"

depth

2cm 0 3/4"

height

24cm 9 1/2"

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As described in the epilogue, this is an illustrated Kyoka book consisted of Hokusai's paintings and the related Kyoka poems, in the theme of aesthetic landscapes in Edo Yamanote. The composition well-calculated for the positioning and perspective varies each turn of a page. This is one of Hokusai's representative artworks, which shows his former-half art characterized by elegance and skillfulness, different from that of his later years. Also, on the left side of the page 7 is shown a description which means the creation date; approx.1803.

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Katsushika Hokusai (October or November 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 Hokusaifs fame both within Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, gIndeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...hWhile 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 also The Great Wave print that initially received, and continues to receive, acclaim and popularity in the Western world.