Katshuhika Hokusai
(1760-1849)
Finding recently this small 11.1 x 11.1 cm woodblock print by Hokusai "Traveller in a Palanquin- Hakone" 1810 (yes, there's more to life than German women printmakers alone) lead me to:
"Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô".
All Stations, 53 amazing woodblock prints can be seen and enjoyed here:
at Poul Webb's Blog Art & Artists: Katshuhika Hokusai - Part 6.
His serie of 10 Parts showing the complete (woodblock) works by Hokusai in october 2014. Perfect for a rainy day !
It was ! Raining-pooring, August 16th 2015, writing this posting.
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All pictures borrowed freely from the internet(*) for friendly, educational and non commercial use only.
His serie of 10 Parts showing the complete (woodblock) works by Hokusai in october 2014. Perfect for a rainy day !
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A quick Google survey learns that most great Japanese printmakers depict traditional Palanquin bearers. There are many more examples to be found of course. It's always nice to learn and to see the context of a work of art.
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| Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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| Hiroshige (1797-1858) |
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| Ohara Shoson (1877 - 1945) 1910 |
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| Shotei, Takahashi (1871-1945) |
(*) Ohmigallery & Fujiarts websites
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ReplyDeleteBy the way - congrats on passing half a million views. I had been watching you edge towards it, and you zipped right past it. Tom
Well Tom, first of all thank you for commenting and your congratulations. Indeed quite an achievement, for a Frisian, the number of visitors I mean.
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It's still raining .....................