Examples of Hokusai's Drawing (Hokusai gashiki) 北斎画式
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 7 1/16 × 3/8 in. (26.7 × 17.9 × 1 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
JIB120
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About this artwork
This illustrated book represents Hokusai's important contribution to art instruction and the dissemination of drawing techniques. Published in 1818 as "Hokusai gashiki" (Examples of Hokusai's Drawing), this volume forms part of Hokusai's extensive production of instructional manuals and picture books. Hokusai, already in his late fifties by 1818, had achieved fame for his prints and paintings but also devoted considerable energy to teaching through published drawing guides. These instructional b...
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai · 1760–1849
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) stands as one of history's most influential artists, a Japanese master who revolutionized the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition and profoundly shaped Western art. Born in the Katsushika district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to an artisan family, Hokusai lived through nearly nine decades of extraordinary creative evolution, adopting over thirty different artistic names t...