These beautiful greetings cards feature a selection of works by the ukiyo-e master, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), including some of the artist's world-renowned views of Mount Fuji among other lesser-known works. The elegant design and range of illustrations will appeal to art lovers as well as tho[...]
Hokusai created sublime works during the last thirty years of his life, right up to his death at the age of ninety. Publications have hitherto presented his long career as a chronological sequence. This book takes a fresh approach based on innovative scholarship: thematic groupings of works are rela[...]
In 1814, Hokusai's sketches were published in a handbook of over 4,000 images: Hokusai Manga. It surpassed expectations as a student reference book, and became a bestseller. Here, in an elegant, three-volume package, an expansive selection of these works are revealed, presenting all of the themes, m[...]
Hokusai (1760-1849) was an extraordinarily prolific Japanese master artist and printmaker of the ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world') school. More than 150 years after his death, his legacy remains as important as any Western painter's. Hokusai's work inspired a roll-call of great artists incl[...]
"The Great Wave" is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. The print, of which numerous multiples were made, shows a monster of a wave rearing up and about to come crashing down on three fishing boats and their crews. One of a monumental series known as "Thirty-[...]
Katsushika Hokusai (1769-1849) was one of the greatest of the Japanese print designers, painters and book illustrators, and by far the most famous Asian artist in the West. This richly illustrated monograph provides an overview of the master's life and works in all media. Comprising introductory ess[...]
Galison Portfolio Notes feature two, four, or six different images per set of twelve tent cards. Their 146 x 111mm size is just right for short notes and for enclosing photos. The portfolio also holds twelve envelopes. Images range from Impressionist paintings to contemporary painting and fresh, pla[...]
Hokusai Great Wave Wire-O Journal from Galison is the perfect companion notebook. The cover features The Great Wave, the famous woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, lined pages, and a large functional spiral binding.[...]
Hokusai's "Mangas" constitute a comprehensive visual encyclopaedia of the Japanese civilization in the XIXth Century. This huge masterpiece is a collection of 4,000 drawings in 15 volumes for a total of 800 pages. It was published in Japan between 1814 and 1878. The word 'manga', which designates Ja[...]
Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and[...]
Over a century and a half after his death, Katsushika Hokusai is still one of Japans most popular and influential artists. This handy volume presents the wide range of Hokusais artistic production in terms of one of his most remarkable characteristics: his intellectual ingenuity. It attempts to answ[...]
Genko Yoshi (or Genkou Youshi) traditional Japanese manuscript paper for correct spacing of characters. This lovely 7"x10" notebook has 160 numbered pages with 324 spaces per two-page spread. Ideal for students to practice composition or write sakubun. Part of the Japanese, Korean, Chinese series [...]
"Exquisitely detailed ink and watercolor illustrations embellish every page . . . An excellent curriculum supplement, this will enchant and inspire aspiring artists and transport even casual browsers to 19th-century Japan."[...]
Sin ningun genero de duda, Katsushika Hokusai es uno de los artistas japoneses mas famosos desde que, a mitad del siglo XIX, este arte le fuera revelado a Occidente. Sus obras, reflejo artistico de una civilizacion aislada y unas de las primeras que se conocieron en Europa, influenciaron notablement[...]