National Apr 29, 2021
China official won't delete satirical Hokusai pic about Fukushima water
The picture, based on a work by Katsushika Hokusai, depicts a person wearing an orange protective suit pouring green liquid into the sea.
National Feb 3, 2020
New Japanese passports featuring ukiyo-e by Katsushika Hokusai to be issued from this month
The iconic “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” as well as other pieces from the series “Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji” will be printed onto the pages as an anti-forgery measure.
Art Feb 3, 2020
The battle of ukiyo-e: Hokusai vs. his pupils
by Martin Laflamme
Refusing to be bound by tradition or convention, Hokusai bent rules and sought inspiration from all corners — but how did such audacity influence his own students and followers?
National Nov 24, 2019
Hokusai collection in Washington showcased for first time in 13 years
An art museum in Washington, D.C., opens the first exhibition in over a decade showcasing many of the paintings and sketches from its extensive collection of works by ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai.
Art Oct 23, 2018
Kazuo Okada's all-star cast of Asian art
by Jeff Michael
To celebrate its fifth anniversary, the Okada Museum of Art in Hakone is bringing out all its major works by the masters — from 16th- and 17th-century Rinpa painters Tawaraya Sotatsu and Ogata Korin to 18th- and 19th-century ukiyo-e artists Kitagawa Utamaro and Katsushika ...
Art Sep 25, 2018
Hokusai: Examining the enduring allure of a Japanese icon
by Alex K.T. Martin
The year is 1842 and the artist known as Hokusai is in his 80s. He has already lived nearly twice the average life span of his peers, but his advanced age hasn't stopped him from embarking on a 250-kilometer journey from Edo to Obuse, a ...
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Dec 19, 2016
A museum honoring Katsushika Hokusai, a ukiyo-e artist in the Edo Period, has opened in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.
National / History Oct 23, 2016
Dutch museum's paintings held up as Hokusai samples of Western-style technique
Six works of art at a Dutch national museum may have been created by famed ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, a researcher at the museum says. Five of the Edo Period artworks are paintings that used Western-style watercolor techniques and are believed to have been influenced ...
Film May 20, 2015
Keiichi Hara's new animation honors Hokusai's daughter
by Mark Schilling
Ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai is one of Japan's best-known artists. His print "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," with its giant blue wave curling over a tiny Mount Fuji, is seen on T-shirts and coffee mugs around the world. Given his multifarious talent, vast energy ...
National Mar 5, 2015
Tokyo's Sumida Ward to purchase early 19th century Hokusai work
The office of Tokyo's Sumida Ward said Wednesday it plans to purchase a painting depicting Tokyo in the 19th century by famed ukiyo-e woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai. The office plans to purchase the painting titled "Sumidagawa Ryogan Keshiki Zukan" ("Landscape Scroll on Both Sides ...
Art / Openings Outside Tokyo Sep 4, 2014
'Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji'
by Daisuke Kikuchi
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), one of the most renowned ukiyo-e artists of the late Edo Period (1603-1868), is still, even 165 years after his death, growing in popularity worldwide. Following in the footsteps of his master, Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792), Hokusai not only perfected his skills in ...
Travel Jul 5, 2014
Off the beaten path on Japan's paper trail
by Mark Brazil
At a little roadside store in rural Nagano, a foreign tourist is miming a rice bowl with her cupped left hand. Firm in the belief that Japanese washi (paper — wa meaning Japanese and shi meaning paper) was made from rice, she waves her ...