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Jōshū Ushibori (Ushibori in Hitachi Province), circa 1830-1831

signed upper left zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu



Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese painter and printmaker, is recognized as the undisputed master of ukiyo-e, the woodblock print that flourished in Japan during the Edo period.

Born in 1760 in Edo, now Tokyo, he began his apprenticeship in a printmaker's workshop and then in the school of Katsukawa Shunsho, specializing in prints of actors and popular scenes.

A tireless and experimental artist, he changed styles and even his pen name several times during his long career.

Jōshū Ushibori is part of the famous series Fugaku Sanjūrokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji). It depicts a scene of life in the area of Ushibori, a lakeside town in Hitachi Province. Mount Fuji is visible in the distance.

Hokusai successfully blended Japanese tradition with foreign influences, profoundly influencing nineteenth-century European art as well, inspiring painters such as Monet, Van Gogh, and Degas.

He died in Edo in 1849, at nearly ninety years of age, leaving behind a vast body of work that established him as one of the greatest masters of world art.

woodcut print
cm 24,8 x 36,3 - framed cm 48,5 x 63,5
Attached is a declaration of authenticity from l'Arte Antica s.a.s di T. Villa Salamon, Turin.
Origin:
L' Arte Antica di T. Villa Salamon, Turin.
Bibliography:
For a bibliography on the subject, see:

Tokyo National Museum, Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum / Ukiyo-e Prints, vol. 3, Tokyo, 1960-1963, no. 3782;

T. Kobayashi, Fugaku Sanjūrokkei. Ukiyo-e Taikei, vol. 13, no. 20. Tokyo, Shueisha, 1975-1976;

M. Forrer, Hokusai / Prints and Drawings, exhibition catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, November 15, 1991 – February 9, 1992, no. 19.
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