At the age of 44, Hokusai took on an amazing challenge: a giant portrait of the founder of Zen Buddhism.
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A Photographic Tribute to Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
In a new book, Raoul Ries uses his camera to weave together a new, 21st-century narrative of the mountain.
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Hokusai’s Picture Book of Everyday Life in Edo-Era Japan
The manuscript would have been destroyed if its pages had been used to create a printed book during Hokusai’s lifetime.
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Have Hokusai, Will Travel: Japan’s New Passports Feature Ukiyo-E Master’s Prints
Japanese citizens are set to receive new passports, and they will salute Katsushika Hokusai, the renowned ukiyo-e printmaker and painter.
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Mesmerizing GIFs of Japan’s Floating World
Centuries-old Japanese ukiyo-e have received a delightful update, transformed into animated scenes that sometimes include surprising, modern imagery.
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Goblins, Ghosts, and Ghouls in Japanese Prints
If you want to hear a terrifying ghost story this Halloween, look to Japan.
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The Overlooked Elegance of Japanese Pattern Books
The major difference between this and other exhibitions of Japanese moku hanga (woodblock printing) is that the prints were all made as pattern and design books for the Japanese textile market.