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Playing with pigeons from the series "Streaked Mist (Yae gasumi)", Woodblock print

"On the way home" from the series "Streaked Mist (Yae gasumi)", Woodblock print

Singing from the series "Streaked Mist (Yae gasumi)", Woodblock print

Hydrangeas from the series "Streaked Mist (Yae gasumi)", Woodblock print

An Artisan’s Shop, from the album The Mist of Sandara (Sandara kasumi)

Morning Glories and Tree-frog, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)

Iris and Grasshopper, from an untitled series of large flowers

Hell Courtesan

Woman Reading a Letter

Bell-Flower and Dragonfly, from an untitled series of large flowers

Iris, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Performance of Hanasaka Jiji, by Toshi, 1889, Meiji 21, from the Hood Museum of Art - PR.995.23.42abc.

Cotton Roses and Sparrow, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Cuckoo Flying under a Full Moon

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyakurakanji Sazaido), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Girl Arranging Flowers

Chrysanthemums by the Water

Hydrangea and Swallow, from an untitled series of large flowers

Viewing the Seashore at the Eguchi Inn

Lilies, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

This print illustrates the legend of a woman murdered by her husband because she accidentally broke plates. Her corpse and the pieces of the dishes were thrown into a well, but her ghost returned every night to haunt him in the eerie form seen here. This small-format work features a bright blue color that may seem cheery to us, but Hokusai’s original audience would have associated it with death and the occult.

Blooming Plum Tree, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Kumagai Jirō Naozane on a Folding Fan

暮れて月いとおもしろきに、宮の亮、女房にあひて、とりわきたるよろこびも啓せさせむとにやあらむ、妻戸のわたりも御湯殿のけはひに濡れ、人の音もせざりければ、この渡殿の東のつまなる宮の内侍の局に立ち寄りて、「ここにや」と案内したまふ。宰相は中の間に寄りて、まだ鎖さぬ格子の上押し上げて、「おはすや」などあれど、いらへもせぬに、な大夫の、「ここにや」とのたまふにさへ、聞きしのばむもことごとしきやうなれば、はかなきいらへなどす。いと思ふことなげなる御けしきどもなり。

Part of the series "Portraits of actors at three theaters in Edo". This print depicts the actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Ogishi Kurando. This is a first period print and designated collectively together with 26 other prints from the series as Important Cultural Property of Japan.

In the Omnibus

Chrysanthemum and Horsefly, from an untitled series of Large Flowers

Viewing Sunset over the Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Blue Magpie on a Maple Branch

A Philosopher Watching a Pair of Butterflies, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Part of the series "Portraits of actors at three theaters in Edo". This print depicts the actor Sakata Hangoro III as the villain Fujikawa Mizuemon. This is a first period print and designated collectively together with 26 other prints from the series as Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Paulownias and Chrysanthemums

Two Rabbits, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ejiri), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Horse Mackerel (Aji) with Shrimp or Prawn

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Mt. Fuji through Pines

Geese, Reeds, and Water

Summer Flowers

Suido Bridge and Surugadai, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Plum Blossoms

Poppies, from an untitled series of flowers

Monkeys in a Cherry Tree

The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise

Flowers and Grasses

Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus

Exhibit in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Fragment textiel

Sparrows on Blossoming Plum

Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

Peonies

Twee fragmenten textiel

Umezawa Marsh in Sagami Province (Soshu Umezawa hidari), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Cranes on snow-covered pine

Hawk, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Chinese Bird on Snow-Laden Branch

Fox, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Vase of Flowers with Grasshopper, Marine Life, and Garden Rock

Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Irises

Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine (Pine) (right)

Exhibit in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Monkey Hanging on to a Branch

Goddess Riding a Dragon, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Autumn Maples with Poem Slips

Chrysanthemums by a Stream

This frightening print illustrates the story of Kohada Koheiji, a Kabuki actor who was drowned by his wife’s lover but later came back to haunt the couple. The tale was popular in the 18th century, eventually inspiring a novel and several Kabuki plays. Here, the skeletal ghost of Kohada Koheiji pulls down the mosquito net and eerily peers at the sleeping couple in their bed.

Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

The Call

The Garden Gate, Bahamas

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)"

暮れて月いとおもしろきに、宮の亮、女房にあひて、とりわきたるよろこびも啓せさせむとにやあらむ、妻戸のわたりも御湯殿のけはひに濡れ、人の音もせざりければ、この渡殿の東のつまなる宮の内侍の局に立ち寄りて、「ここにや」と案内したまふ。宰相は中の間に寄りて、まだ鎖さぬ格子の上押し上げて、「おはすや」などあれど、いらへもせぬに、な大夫の、「ここにや」とのたまふにさへ、聞きしのばむもことごとしきやうなれば、はかなきいらへなどす。いと思ふことなげなる御けしきどもなり。

Birds and Flowers

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Fishing Boats at Choshi in Shimosa (Soshu Choshi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)"

『新三十六歌仙図帖』より

Heron on a Willow Branch

Couple in a Snowstorm, Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

慈眼大師像

Crossing at Sano

Japan; Illustrated book; Illustrated Books

William Merritt Chase was one of the most influential painters at the turn of the 20th century. In this painting, which probably depicts Brooklyn’s Tompkins Park, half the canvas is filled by the wide, empty walkway. Its strong diagonal borders carry the eye into the scene. This informal piece, capturing the sparkle of a summer day, affirms the fresh perspective Chase brought to painting scenes like this one.

Acteurs tijdens een kabuki-voorstelling in Kabukiza, Tokyo

A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Gaifu kaisei), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Grapevine in the Wind

Portrait of Momonoi Naoaki

Ivy Lane

Hotei Smoking his Pipe, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

A Fisherman's Daughter

Insects and Flowers, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century, color on silk, Tokyo National Museum

Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsukyo), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

The Tea Plantation of Katakura in Suruga Province (Sunshu Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Fan painting with river landscape

Winter and Summer Flowers

Peahen and hibiscus