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FOREWORD
In connection with the celebration of the
sary of the
Art
is
Townsend Harris
master Hokusai,
who
lived
from
short
one-hundredth anniver-
account of Hokusai's
760
to
will find
an excellent
this artist's
work owned by
Gallery of Art.
A. G. Wenley,
Director.
the Freer
H0KU5AI
Two
in the ninth
and the
was born
in
pseudonyms.
fifty
abroad than
in his
The
Japan.
who was
his life
His fame
rests
made
he
acceptance
his
artist of the
ukiyoe or
traditional connoisseurs of
production of
known by
use of approxi-
more upon
destined to
popularly
is
Ieharu,
so-called "floating
until recently
Tokugawa Shogun,
He
mately
month
embraced the
this
has been spread throughout the world and has served as a source of
many
inspiration to
One
artists.
was so able
is
The
man who
complete study of
in
and times of
Hokusai's work
designs.
life
it
comprises
at textile
is
extremely fortunate
ings
produced by Hokusai.
Museum
It is
only
of an individual style
and
his
in
skill
handling
his
brush can be
carefully traced.
Who
lips of
of a
many
in
1856
in the
shop of Delatre,
his
The
printer.
story
is
It
had been
in a
is
artists
in France.
known
in
as
1760.
It
is
from
As
he was to use.
him
father, Ise,
was
more able
to provide
in the future.
his
The country
social
society,
it
for
a place in
works of
art to
in
everyday
life,
Many
painting prior to
its
cities
great artists
of
last significant
demise.
training that
unknown
nique of carving
late seven-
to an
The
which occurred
The
was
it
development of Japan.
new
at that
Edo
in the area of
it
put him
When he was
in contact
about four-
engraver.
wood
He was
work
in
life,
for
Hokusafs
skill
the
of
their artistic
handling
in
to
line
in
life
Hokusai was
his
entrance in 1778, at the age of eighteen, into the studio of the already
established ukiyoe master
Katsukawa Shunsho.
It
a
If
would continue
work
to
as his representatives.
It
is
many
prints in the
Shunsho's studio, he
It is
and
and changed
in
his
1785 he
name
to
left
carriers.
last long,
So Shunro.
It
is
from
this
many pseudonyms
set forth
his
varying combinations.
in
upon during
of Sori.
He had
somewhat
to learn
more about
relied
on
tired
own, he took
to using
and through
his thirties
was that
He
is
reported to
Tosa
during
style.
this period,
upon
by
this
was painted
and
this school.
in that style;
and
Dan
he
New
In that year
known
appeared on some
it
today.
The
all
5,
opaque
style
His
girls all
from
reality
appear
ments of
figures.
in the
Hokusai was
were
great.
He
had developed
also
canon
rather
feeling
and
model.
to the brilliant,
They have
whether he used
as to
He
He
began
is
book
It
are in
ka and became his most often used name, and the one by which
to
is
of
Hokusai.
number
in his
handling of
musculature and
textiles.
growing
mannerism
move-
804
in the
com-
pound
in
of the
To produce
brush painted a
it,
titled
Shogun
Ienari.
line to
symbolize the
of the
The shape
its
river.
After
and
this
let
was
it
finished,
walk across
by Hokusai's
mind during
originality.
and
his fifties
sixties, as
him
5).
home and
He had
as to
Iitsu in
as his
1811,
and there appeared an increasing tension and almost explosive nervousThis was especially noticeable
made
of crepe.
It
portrayal of
in his
even
But
this did
he was always
as a result
lived,
have changed
He was quite
offspring. One grand-
in particular
was
He
money.
embarrassment was
threatened, he just
artist,
his
moved
complete
his zeal.
If
it
on.
Hokusai recorded
mind. In
his
and through
reported to
As an
is
he
81 4 the
all
first
of his
appeared, and his paintings, prints, and sketches followed suit in representing every facet of
life.
He produced
many
life
that
abounds
in
screens such as
which he
in the
He
skillfully
commenced producing
portrayed the
oj the
Jama
River,
and
as
he saw
was during
It
it.
Most
now
The
Gakyo
now known
later years.
felt
One
summaries
in
Towards
of drawings, but
lives
is
He
oj Juji).
six,
wrote
have had
am
etc.
Consequently,
of things; at one
which
at the
was
It
age of eighty,
hundred
from
line
who may
live as
Hokusai,
now Gakyo
long as
at the
of the fourth
goal of one
if
Rojin (The
in the
brush
I
will
keep
Old
age of seventy-three
a decidedly higher
be
alive.
call
on those
about Painting)
."
life,
10
his
work has
every dot and every line from his brush remain alive
his skill as
fish, plants,
Man Mad
year
my
shall
at the age of
my
to see
own work
have attained
shall
until
on
dissatisfied
to
his
level
that he
left
number
26-29) date
(Figs.
out.
of the finest
forms of objects.
Wet-nurse
The hundreds
Man Mad
on earth ran
his years
He
1849.
life,
(The Old
Rojin
of the series
conclude that he
'Wood Qatberer
from these
year of his
in the last
about Painting)
eighties that
(Fig. 8),
on
a larger format
all
time.
in
survived, and
testimony of
CHRONOLOGY
1760
Born
in the
mura
family.
ninth
month
at
Honjo, Warigesui,
in
maker
Edo
1763
Adopted
1773
1778
1779
1785
1792
Shunsho
1793
1795
Used
the
name
1798
Used
the
name Hokusai.
Used
the
many
prints.
1800
Nakajima
Ise, a
wood
into the
Kawa-
of mirrors.
blocks.
a pupil.
him.
died.
Sori.
Daruma
1804
1805
1807
1811
1812
Visited the
1814
First
Kyoto
at the
Published
Painting).
Man Mad
in
Edo.
about Painting).
region.
of
set
'Manga
(Sketch
Books)
published.
1817
Revisited
picture of
the
name
at
Nagoya
1820
Used
1823
1829
1833
Commenced
1834
The
the
to
paint large
Iitsu.
series.
illustrated
book
A Hundred
Views
of 7uji published.
Moved
to
Uraga.
1839
The
of
1849
is
located
12
1.
13
Mount
Fuji
14
15
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
29
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30
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31
28.
Jakurkn Hoshi
32
tr,
ro
37
36.
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IN
SELECTED
WORKS BY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI
(1760-1849)
WASHINGTON
I960
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Paintings
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Six
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Color,
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Two-fold screen
Right half:
Miscellaneous Studies
Left half:
ink,
Views of
Ink, color,
Pomegranates
the
Tama
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Calligrapher
Maid Preparing
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River
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1218" x 9ft"
Picnic Party
Miscellaneous Fans
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Miscellaneous Figure
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Buddhist Image
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Man
and Boy
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Theatrical Character
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Horses
Ink on paper
14ft" x 10ft"
45*" x 17ft"
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Ferry Boat
The
Two Women
Six Master Poets
1.233
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Laborers
Ink on paper
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12j"x22ft
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125"
Various
03.128
05.276
Courtesan Writing
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and gold on
Courtesan
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2718" x 9ft"
44" x 168"
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3418" x 12ft"
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Year Visit
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including
Portrait
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a Self-
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One Hundred
Poets
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One Hundred
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Poets
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Shun'e Hoshi
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Seated
Man
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4ft" x 6i"
07.574
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as
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Spirit
as
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One Hundred
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07.575
as
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One Hundred
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One Hundred
Poets
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as
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Jakuren Hoshi
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07.548
of
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07.579
The Poems
as
of
One Hundred
Poets
Related by a Wet-nurse
Junii Ietaka
Ink on paper
144" x 10"
HOKUSAI CHRONOLOGY
1760
ca.
1763
Adopted
ca.
1773
1778
1779
at
Nakajima
Ise,
maker of mirrors.
1785
1792
ShunshS died.
1793
Studied the
1795
1798
1800
Used the name GakySjin (The Man Mad about Painting). Published many
Kano
style of painting
Sori.
Daruma
1804
1805
Used the name GakyS RSjin (The Old Man Mad about Painting).
1807
1811
1812
at the
Manga
1814
First
1817
set
of
prints.
in Edo.
Nagoya
1820
1823
1829
1833
Commenced
1834
The
illustrated book,
1839
The
1849
Daruma.
Iitsu.
Thirty-six
series.
Hundred Views
of Fuji, published.
Moved
to
Uraga.
Wet-nurse begun.
His tomb
is
located in