Hokusai: Mountains and Water, Flowers and Birds

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Now to be had again, this delightful number of prints depicting nineteenth century Japan’s natural beauty is a colorful introduction to the country’s most beloved artist. The Japanese artist Hokusai spent the second one half of his life sketching and painting with tremendous energy nearly the whole lot he saw, and this book makes a speciality of one of his most productive periods, when the artist used to be in his seventies. This book presents fifty works of the artist’s astonishing oeuvre. It includes selections from his renowned series of woodblock prints, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including “In the Hollow of a Wave,” “Shower below the Summit,” and “South Wind at Clear First light.” Also presented are images of flowers, waterfalls, bridges, birds, and fish, demonstrating the uniquely precise yet passionate quality of Hokusai’s art. An expert at the artist’s work, Matthi Forrer provides illuminating statement on Hokusai’s life and technique, offering insight into his enduring
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