Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

Katsushika HokusaiWW-1824-005265

1824·Woodblock print; ink and color on paper·H. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm); W. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm)

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Catalogue

Year: 1824
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm); W. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. His woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji 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 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.

Tokyo, Japan

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