To Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai (c. 31 October 1760 · 10 May 1849) , known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. He is best known for the woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji , which includes the iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Hokusai was instrumental in developing ukiyo-e from a style of portraiture largely focused on courtesans and actors into a much broader style of art that focused on landscapes, plants, and animals. His works are thought to have had a significant influence on Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet during the wave of Japonisme that spread across Europe in the late 19th century. Source.
Metropolitan Museum. The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchu Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran).
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760·1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615·1868)
Date: ca. 1830
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939 . Source.
