Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave
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Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the British Museum from May to August 2017 and the exhibition Hokusai -- Fuji o koete at Abeno Harukas Art Museum in Osaka, Japan, from October to November 2017, this catalog contains late works by artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), including paintings, drawings, woodblock prints, and illustrated books, with descriptions, as well as five essays about his life and work in old age, his thought, his technique in woodblock prints and illustrated books, and his historical period and social networks. Some works by his daughter Eijo (Oi) and portraits of him are included. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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