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Katsushika Hokusai
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Fan account of Hokusai, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period.
1760-1849
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Poem by Sanjo-in, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/89769/
Clarence Buckingham Collection
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Leading-a-Horse Money https://collections.artsmia.org/art/8216/
Leading-a-Horse Money
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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New Year's Day at the Ogiya Brothel, Yoshiwara https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/112220
"New Year's Day at the Ogiya Brothel, Yoshiwara," by Katsushika Hokusai, captures a vibrant and bustling scene of celebration with elegantly dressed courtesans and patrons engaging in festivities. The artwork showcases Hokusai's mastery in ukiyo-e, depicting intricate details and patterns that highlight both the cultural richness and the ephemeral beauty typical of Edo-period Japan.
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohi), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/33371/
Frederick W. Gookin Collection
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Fuji from Edo (Edo no Fuji): Detached page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 1 https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/147932
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Young girl dancing at nobleman's mansion https://www.artic.edu/artworks/81251/
Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Drawing of Man Resting on Axe and Carrying Part of Tree Trunk on His Back https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/drawing-of-man-resting-on-axe-and-carrying-part-of-tree-trunk-on-his-back
Drawing of Man Resting on Axe and Carrying Part of Tree Trunk on His Back
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Fuji from a Pine Mountain (Matsuyama no Fuji): Detached page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 1 https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/93816
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Thunder god, Edo period https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/thunder-god-edo-period-1847
Thunder god, Edo period
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Tenji Tenno (The Emperor Tenji), first poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse https://www.artic.edu/artworks/89508/
Emperor Tenji (628–681) reigned from 668 to 671, during which he established Japan’s first code of civil law. This scene is based on the story that while the emperor was traveling in the countryside, a sudden shower forced him to take shelter in a flimsy, temporary hut in a rice field. His poem expresses his sympathy for his subjects who must work and endure every day under such conditions. Course the rush-mat roof Sheltering the harvest hut Of the autumn rice field— And my sleeves are growing wet With the moisture dripping through. (Translated by Clay MacCauley) Clarence Buckingham Collection
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi no shita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/209943
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Models Hugs https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/models-hugs
Models Hugs
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The Jewel River in Musashi Province https://collections.artsmia.org/art/9613/
The Jewel River in Musashi Province
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Gathering Herbs https://www.artic.edu/artworks/81250/
Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Ashi Clam, from the series "Genroku Kasen Kai-awase" https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/54438
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Hiratsuka https://collections.artsmia.org/art/63047/
unsigned
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Votive Pictures (Ema), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/81627/
Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Priest https://collections.artsmia.org/art/8259/
Prayer beads, or rosaries, are used in many religious traditions as aids for prayer and recitation. In this drawing by Hokusai, prayer beads are shown encircling the wrist of a Buddhist as he devotes himself to asceticisms near a waterfall. Buddhist practitioners use rosaries to count the repetitions of sacred texts and appeals. These rosaries are traditionally composed of 108 beads. Each bead represents a bonnō –a negative mental state such as jealousy or depression. Additionally, the number 108 holds astronomical significance as it is the product of the four phases of the moon and the twenty-seven constellations (4 x 27 = 108).
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The giant mountain man https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/the-giant-mountain-man
The giant mountain man
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Storm in the Mountains http://kokoelmat.fng.fi/app?si=RAMSAY+577
Storm in the Mountains
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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In the Mountains of Totomi (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/149105/
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Weissman
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Street scenes newly pubished https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/street-scenes-newly-pubished-11
Street scenes newly pubished
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Shono, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido https://www.artic.edu/artworks/23696/
Clarence Buckingham Collection
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Rochishin Chopping Off the Head of Nio https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/57290
Gift of Annette Young, in memory of her brother, Innis Young, 1956
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province https://collections.artsmia.org/art/62747/
Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM