Edo Period Ukiyo-e

Edo Period Ukiyo-e "Tsurube Tainai Sen'nyu"

This is a work by Katsushika Hokusai, belonging to the Edo period. The piece is mounted in a simple wooden frame with a glass panel, sized like a shikishi (decorative square paper). It is a work composed of two sheets of paper joined together, with a seam in the center. It can be confirmed as a work from the Bunka 11 (1814) to the end of the Edo period. Katsushika Hokusai was a ukiyo-e artist from the late Edo period. At the age of 19, he became a disciple of Katsukawa Shunsho, the head of the Katsukawa school, and began his career as an artist. From An'ei 8 (1779) to Kaei 2 (1849), he depicted various human postures, historical figures such as courtesans, sumo wrestlers, and actors, landscapes like Mount Fuji, waterfalls, and bridges, as well as insects, birds, plants, buildings, Buddhist implements, and fictional creatures like monsters, elephants, tigers, and dragons, along with natural phenomena such as waves, wind, and rain, producing over 34,000 works. His artistic endeavors were not limited to prints but also included hand-painted ukiyo-e, yellow-covered books, yomihon, kyoka books, drawing manuals, and shunga, among other forms. This is a comprehensive 15-volume picture collection depicting various subjects such as people, animals, plants, scenery, architecture, and implements. Twelve volumes were published during Hokusai's lifetime, and three more were published posthumously.