Artworks · Katsushika Hokusai

Ehon sakigake (Picture book of Japanese and Chinese fighters), complete in 1 vol.

1831 · Book; woodblock printed

22.0 × 15.5 cm (8 5/8 × 6 1/8 in.) (closed); 22.0 × 28.2 cm (8 5/8 × 11 1/8 in.) (opened)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tokaido Okazaki, Yahagi no bashi (The Archers' Bridge at Okazaki, on the Takaido), from Sho-koku Meiko Kiran (Views of Bridges in Various Provinces)

1831 · Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color

24.8 x 36.5 cm (9 3/4 x 14 3/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Chrysanthemum and Horsefly, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

1831 · Color woodblock print, oban

26.5 × 38.8 cm (10 7/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fine Wind, Clear Morning

1830

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

1830 · paper

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

1830

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.1 × 36.2 cm (9 7/8 × 14 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fuji from Ommayagashi with Twilight over Ryogoku Bridge (Ommayagashi yori ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

37.5 × 25.6 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.4 × 37.5 cm (10 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Kanke, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.2 × 36.4 cm (9 15/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dainagon Tsunenobufrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1830 · Color woodblock print; yoko ōban

37.5 × 26 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

25.4 × 36.7 cm (10 × 14 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

The Brine Maiden

1830 · Color woodblock print; surimono

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Fujiwara no Yoshitaka, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Harumichi no Tsuraki, thirty-second poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

1830 · Color woodblock print; yoko oban

24.9 × 37.1 cm (9 13/16 × 14 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.5 × 38 cm (10 7/16 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Sarumaru Dayu, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; yoko ōban

26.4 × 38.6 cm (10 7/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kakinomoto Hitomaro from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1830 · Color woodblock print; ōban

37.6 × 25.7 cm (14 13/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Abe no Nakamaro, seventh poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

1830 · Color woodblock print; yoko oban

24.9 × 36.4 cm (9 13/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

37.1 × 25 cm (9 7/8 × 14 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tenji Tenno (The Emperor Tenji), first poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

1830 · Color woodblock print; yoko oban

26.2 × 37.7 cm (10 3/8 × 14 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sojo Henjo, twelfth poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

1830 · Color woodblock print; yoko oban

26.2 × 37.6 cm (10 3/8 × 14 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ariwara no Narihirafrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1830 · Color woodblock print, ōban

26.1 × 37.7 cm (10 1/4 × 14 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Sanjo-in, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

36.7 × 25.6 cm (14 7/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Poem by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)"

1830 · Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait as a Fisherman

1830 · Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban

21.3 × 18.5 cm (8 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Mat: 45.8 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nihonbashi Bridge, wrapper for the series "One Hundred Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto hyakkei)"

1830 · Color woodblock print

18.9 × 5.1 cm (7 7/16 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cherry blossoms at Ueno, wrapper for the series "One Hundred Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto hyakkei)"

1830 · Color woodblock print

19.1 × 5.1 cm (7 1/2 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

冨嶽三十六景　深川万年橋下|Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 14 3/8 in. (25.4 x 36.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

葛飾北斎画　冨嶽三十六景　
東海道金谷の不二|Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei

1830 · Woodblock print

10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (26 x 38.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　相州仲原|Nakahara in Sagami Province (Sōshū Nakahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 15 in. (25.4 x 38.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　山下白雨|Storm below Mount Fuji (Sanka no haku u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　諸人登山|Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 1/2 x 14 5/8 in. (24.1 x 37.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　本所立川|Tatekawa in Honjō (Honjō Tatekawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/16 x 15 in. (25.6 x 38.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

露草に鶏と雛|Rooster, Hen and Chicken with Spiderwort

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Image: 9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　甲州三島越|Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Mishima goe), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 5/8 x 14 7/8 in. (24.4 x 37.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　甲州石班沢|Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 15 1/8 in. (25.4 x 38.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　東海道品川御殿山の不二|Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　東海道江尻田子の浦略図|Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (24.8 x 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　相州梅沢左|Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province (Sōshū Umezawa zai), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Oban 10 1/8 x 15 in. (25.7 x 38.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　五百らかん寺さざゐどう|Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Oban 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (26 x 38.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　凱風快晴|South Wind, Clear Sky (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Oban 10 x 14 7/8 in. (25.4 x 37.8 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　武陽佃島|Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Oban 10 1/8 x 15 in. (25.7 x 38.1 cm)

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冨嶽三十六景　駿州江尻|Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Oban 9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (25.1 x 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　上総の海路|At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); W. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　隅田川関屋の里|Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Oban 10 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. (26 x 38.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

冨嶽三十六景　尾州不二見原|Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1830 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/16 x 14 7/8 in. (25.6 x 37.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art