Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), circa 1835–36
    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
    Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), circa 1835–36
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Saki no Hokusai Manji'
    Publisher: Isaya Sanjiro (Eijudo)
    Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
    (Publisher and censor seal present at lower right, partially obscured by black bokashi)
    Horizontal oban:
    25.3 x 36.3 cm. (10 x 14 ¼ in.)
    £ 9,800.00
  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), circa 1831
    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
    Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), circa 1831
    Woodblock print
    Horizontal oban:
    25.4 x 37.6 cm.
    10 x 14 3/4 in.
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  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style ([Denshin Kaishu] Hokusai gashiki), 1818
    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
    Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style ([Denshin Kaishu] Hokusai gashiki), 1818
    Woodblock-printed illustrated book
    One volume, complete, 1st edition
    Preface dated: 1818 (Bunsei 1)
    Preface signed: Keizan Shoshi
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), brown covers
    26.7 x 18.1 cm. (10 ½ x 7 ⅛ in.)
    £ 4,000.00
  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), about 1830-31
    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
    Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), about 1830-31
    Woodblock print
    Horizontal oban:
    25.3 x 37.3 cm.
    10 x 14 3/4 in.
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  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), The Poet Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835-36
    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
    The Poet Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835-36
    Woodblock print
    Horizontal oban:
    25 x 37.5 cm.
    9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.
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  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), The Poet Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835–36
    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
    The Poet Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835–36
    Woodblock print
    Horizontal oban:
    25.2 x 37.5 cm.
    9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.
    Sold