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The print features a mountain, the edge of which creates a diagonal. A few plants are shown at the base of the mountain, and behind the mountain the sky is depicted with the colors of blue and white. The artist inscribed several calligraphic characters on the upper right-hand corner, which says "a scenery of the mountain and the water in the evening. (?)"
Katsushika Hokusai
Landscape
1800 – 1849
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.469
The print depicts two boats that are caught in storms, one in the foreground and one in the background. The parallel waves form a strong diagonal in the image and the boats could hardly stay upright.
Katsushika Hokusai
Boats in a Tempest in the Trough of the Waves off the Coast of Choshi
1817 – 1859
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.153
The print depicts a fisherman standing on a seaside cliff perfoming loneline fishing. There are great waves below him striking the cliff and there is a mountain in the background. The print mainly applies the color of white and shades of blue. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper left-hand corner.
Katsushika Hokusai
A Solitary Fisherman at Kajikasawa, Kai Province (Kajikasawa, Kai)
1823 – 1829
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.150
Two trees growing in different directions form the shape of a fork on an small island in the foreground. There is a tiny house and some plants behind the trees, a small boat on the lake, and mountains along the bank of the lake. The title of the work is inscribed on the upper left-hand corner, along with the artist's signature.
Katsushika Hokusai
Lake Suwa, Province of Shinano
1823 – 1829
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.148
Two geisha (itinerant musicians) are shown strolling in the countryside, with the roof of Benten Shintô shrine in the distance. The backdrop is the rising sun—the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains and a calm bay. One woman stoops to empty the ashes from her pipe, while the other draws her kimono closely about her. A poem lies just above the rising sun in the top left register of the morning sky.
Katsushika Hokusai
Sunrise at Benten Shrine, Suzaki Cape
1800 – 1820
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.471
The artist sketches two men whispering to each other on the left-hand side of the drawing. Both of them have swords tucked into their belt, and the man on the left carries his belongings in a wrapping cloth (furoshiki). There are also sketches of several animals facing different directions. On the right-hand edge, there is a upside-down sketch of a woman dressed in kimono.
Katsushika Hokusai
Figure and Animal Studies
1833 – 1866
Museum purchase for the Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1969/2.140
A geisha is shown strolling in the countryside, with her right hand over her forehead--as if looking into the distance--and a basket in her left hand. The backdrop is the rising sun-the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains. A poem lies on the left-hand side of the print.
Katsushika Hokusai
Sunrise at Susaki Point (New Year's Print)
1800 – 1820
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.472
The print depicts the landscape of hills by the sea, with some residential houses and a bridge in the left foreground. The print also illustrats ships floating on the water and birds flying above the sea from the distant mountain.
Katsushika Hokusai
Landscape
1800 – 1849
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1984/2.38
The print depicts a landscape with water scene on the foreground with buildings, trees, and a bridge on the bank.
Katsushika Hokusai
Landscape
1800 – 1849
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1984/2.39
The print depicts a figure in black walking in the snow with an umbrella. The snow covers the road, the well and the trees. Inscriptions of two poems appear on the upper right-hand corner, and the artist's signature can be found on the bottom edge of the print.
Katsushika Hokusai
Surimono: The Lover in the Snow
1817 – 1849
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.152
;A group of 18 women inside a building wearing various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. A rice paper door is seen in the background leading to a room at a slightly higher level and an image of a phoenix can be partially seen on the wall in the back and to the left. One of the women near the front is tying the string around a package while three other women near her are arranging small footed trays. One of the women in the forefront and to the left appears to be holding a cup or jar.
Katsushika Hokusai
Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
1811 – 1813
Museum Purchase
1938.2
A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.;In a tranquil pastoral setting, a man stands in a punt (or shallow-bottomed open boat) with a pipe in his mouth and holding a pole to help propel himself through the shallow river.
Katsushika Hokusai
Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
1811 – 1813
Museum Purchase
1938.1
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