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Donald D. Walker Collection,
JAPANESE WOODCUT PRINTS
HOKUSAI, KATSUSHIKA (1760-1849)

Hokusai is represented in the Walker collection by 7 compositions dated from about 1797 to 1807. Hokusai is most widely known as the creator of the acclaimed masterpiece group of woodcuts prints titled "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji," which contained the famous scene "The Great Wave off Kanagawa."

The ukyio-e are listed alphabetically by Japanese title; title meanings are noted when available. Titles link to a description page for each woodcut at the Library of Congress (LOC) where high resolution digital files are also accessible.

• Return to Japanese Woodcut Artist Index

Images Prints (7): Title: Hikitejaya mae no yuki usagi Title Translation: Presenting a snow bunny on a tray in front of a tea shop Date: [1798 or 1799] Title: Kasanui Title Translation: Making umbrellas Date: 1802 Title: Komatsubiki Title Translation: Picking young pines Date: Between 1804 and 1807 Title: Nanairo zazenmame Title Translation: Seven types of beans for seated meditation Date: [Between 1804 and 1807]   Title: Oharame Title Translation: Oharame: village girl from Ohara Date: 1829 Title: Yanagi no kezuribana Title Translation: Willow bundle offering (Kezuribana) Date: 1797 Title: Yoshiwara suzume Title Translation: Yoshiwara Sparrow Date: [Between 1804 and 1807]