2017 NGV: Hokusai - Enjoying evening cool and fireworks by Sumida River
No flash or tripod allowed.
Katsushika HOKUSAI (Japanese 1760-1849)
(Shunrō)
Enjoying evening cool and fireworks by Sumida River 1780s
colour woodblock
Katsushika Hokusai is regarded as one of the most influential and creative minds in the history of Japanese art. His unique social observations, innovative approach to design and mastery of the brush made him famous in Edo-period Japan and globally recognised within a decade of his death.
The self-described ‘Old man mad about drawing’ was renowned for his unconventional behaviour.
Hokusai features 176 works from the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum, Matsumoto, and the NGV Collection that encompass the artist’s remarkable seventy-year career.
2017 NGV: Hokusai - Enjoying evening cool and fireworks by Sumida River
No flash or tripod allowed.
Katsushika HOKUSAI (Japanese 1760-1849)
(Shunrō)
Enjoying evening cool and fireworks by Sumida River 1780s
colour woodblock
Katsushika Hokusai is regarded as one of the most influential and creative minds in the history of Japanese art. His unique social observations, innovative approach to design and mastery of the brush made him famous in Edo-period Japan and globally recognised within a decade of his death.
The self-described ‘Old man mad about drawing’ was renowned for his unconventional behaviour.
Hokusai features 176 works from the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum, Matsumoto, and the NGV Collection that encompass the artist’s remarkable seventy-year career.