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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 - Artist Biography & Artworks

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Portrait of Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

1760–1849

Nationality: Japanese

Biography

Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)

Artworks

166 artworks

神功皇后図|The Legendary Empress Jingū

神功皇后図|The Legendary Empress Jingū

dated 1847

Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

1846

Sites of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Tōto shōkei ichiran), facsimile version by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Sites of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Tōto shōkei ichiran), facsimile version by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

20th century.

繪本彩色通　初編|Picture Book on the Use of Coloring, first volume (Ehon saishikitsū shohen) 繪本彩色通初編

繪本彩色通　初編|Picture Book on the Use of Coloring, first volume (Ehon saishikitsū shohen) 繪本彩色通初編

1848

葛飾北斎画『卍翁艸筆画譜』|Old Manji’s Cursive Picture Album (Manji-ō sōhitsu gafu) 卍翁艸筆画譜

葛飾北斎画『卍翁艸筆画譜』|Old Manji’s Cursive Picture Album (Manji-ō sōhitsu gafu) 卍翁艸筆画譜

1843

卍翁艸筆画譜|Old Manji's Cursive Picture Album (Manjiō sōhitsu gafu 卍翁艸筆画譜)

卍翁艸筆画譜|Old Manji's Cursive Picture Album (Manjiō sōhitsu gafu 卍翁艸筆画譜)

1843

葛飾北斎画『富嶽百景』|One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei 富嶽百景)

葛飾北斎画『富嶽百景』|One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei 富嶽百景)

ca. 1849

画本唐詩選五言律排律|Illustrated “Anthology of Tang-Dynasty Poems” in Five-Syllable Lines (Tōshisen ehon gogon ritsu hairitsu) 画本唐詩選五言律排律

画本唐詩選五言律排律|Illustrated “Anthology of Tang-Dynasty Poems” in Five-Syllable Lines (Tōshisen ehon gogon ritsu hairitsu) 画本唐詩選五言律排律

1836 (Tenpō 7)

画本唐詩選五言律排律)|Illustrated "Anthology of Tang-Dynasty Poems" in Five-Syllable Lines (Tōshisen ehon gogon ritsu hairitsu 画本唐詩選五言律排律)

画本唐詩選五言律排律)|Illustrated "Anthology of Tang-Dynasty Poems" in Five-Syllable Lines (Tōshisen ehon gogon ritsu hairitsu 画本唐詩選五言律排律)

1836, ninth month (Tenpō 7)

諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形)|Picture Book of New Designs for the Various Crafts (Shōshoku ehon Katsushika shin hinagata 諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形)

諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形)|Picture Book of New Designs for the Various Crafts (Shōshoku ehon Katsushika shin hinagata 諸職絵本葛飾新鄙形)

1836, first month (Tenpō 7)

忠義水滸伝画本|Picture Book of the Suikoden (The Water Margin) Loyalty (Chūgi Suikoden ehon 忠義水滸伝画本)

忠義水滸伝画本|Picture Book of the Suikoden (The Water Margin) Loyalty (Chūgi Suikoden ehon 忠義水滸伝画本)

1829 (Bunsei 12)

伝神開手一筆画譜|Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing Form of Things: Picture Album of Drawings at One Stroke (Denshin kaishu ippitsu gafu 伝神開手一筆画譜)

伝神開手一筆画譜|Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing Form of Things: Picture Album of Drawings at One Stroke (Denshin kaishu ippitsu gafu 伝神開手一筆画譜)

1823 (Bunsei 6)

北斎麁画|Various Pictures by Hokusai (Hokusai soga 北斎麁画)

北斎麁画|Various Pictures by Hokusai (Hokusai soga 北斎麁画)

1820

北斎麁画|Various Pictures by Hokusai (Hokusai soga 北斎麁画)

北斎麁画|Various Pictures by Hokusai (Hokusai soga 北斎麁画)

1820 (Bunsei 3)

Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style (Denshin gafu Hokusai gashiki)

Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style (Denshin gafu Hokusai gashiki)

1819

Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style (Denshin gafu Hokusai gashiki)

Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style (Denshin gafu Hokusai gashiki)

1819

Perfect Pictures at a Glance (Shūga ichiran)

Perfect Pictures at a Glance (Shūga ichiran)

1818

繪本浄瑠璃絶句|Picture Book with Mixed Verses on Jōruri (Puppet Theater) Ehon jōruri zekku 繪本浄瑠璃絶句

繪本浄瑠璃絶句|Picture Book with Mixed Verses on Jōruri (Puppet Theater) Ehon jōruri zekku 繪本浄瑠璃絶句

1815

画本浄瑠璃絶句|Mixed Verses on Jōruri (Puppet Theater) (Ehon jōruri zekku) 画本浄瑠璃絶句

画本浄瑠璃絶句|Mixed Verses on Jōruri (Puppet Theater) (Ehon jōruri zekku) 画本浄瑠璃絶句

1815

傳神開手北斎漫画初編 - 十五編|Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 1 to 15 of Hokusai Sketchbooks (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, shohen–jugohen) 伝神開手北斎漫画初編-十五編

傳神開手北斎漫画初編 - 十五編|Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 1 to 15 of Hokusai Sketchbooks (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, shohen–jugohen) 伝神開手北斎漫画初編-十五編

1814–78

北斎写真画譜|A Realistic Sketchbook by Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu 北斎写真画譜)

北斎写真画譜|A Realistic Sketchbook by Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu 北斎写真画譜)

1814 (Bunka 11)

阥阦妹背山|The Mountains of Husband and Wife (Onyo imoseyama 阥阦妹背山)

阥阦妹背山|The Mountains of Husband and Wife (Onyo imoseyama 阥阦妹背山)

1810, first month (Bunka 7

忠孝潮来府志|Loyal Songs of Itako (Chūkō itakobushi) 忠孝潮来府志

忠孝潮来府志|Loyal Songs of Itako (Chūkō itakobushi) 忠孝潮来府志

1809, first month (Bunka 6)

新編水滸画伝|An Illustrated New Edition of Suikoden (The Water Margin) (Shinpen suiko gaden 新編水滸画伝)

新編水滸画伝|An Illustrated New Edition of Suikoden (The Water Margin) (Shinpen suiko gaden 新編水滸画伝)

1805–38