Tokai Gábor szerk.: Fujiyama, A japán szépség Hokusai, Hiroshige fametszetein és fényképeken (A Magyar Nemzeti Galéria kiadványai 2005/4)

Hokusai - List of Hokusai's exhibited works

censor's seal: kiwame publisher's seal: Eijudo 1823-1829 MNK VI - 489 The protagonists of this scene are pilgrims heading for the Temple of Goddess Benten in the Isle of Enoshima. Two stone lanterns standing at the entrance to the buildings announce the sacred character of the place. Amongst greenery, on a hill to the left, a pagoda can be seen whose roofs repeat the angle of the slopes of Mount Fuji. 15 Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province / Soshu umezawa-zai from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji / Fugaku sanju-rokkei 26.1 x 38 cm signature: zen Hokusai litsu hitsu publisher: Nishimura-ya Yohachi (Eijudo) 1823-1829 MNK VI - 490 Cranes, associated with wishes of good luck, are a metaphorical way of emphasising and complementing the symbolism of Mount Fuji. The consistent use of various shades of blue and green infuses a soothing quality into the landscape in which nothing disturbs the peace enjoyed by the birds. 16 Fine Wind, Clear Morning / Gaifu kaisei from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji / Fugaku sanju-rokkei 24.8 x 37.4 cm signature: Hokusai aratame litsu hitsu publisher: Nishimura-ya Yohachi (Eijudo) 1823-1829 MNK VI - 491 A view of Mount Fuji in southern wind, when the beauty of the weather corresponded with the colours aligning themselves on the slope, must have been an enticing challenge to the artist. Hokusai reproduced the view, endowing it with the mark of his own vision of the world. The print owned by the National Museum in Cracow has been proclaimed by experts to be one of the most beautiful existing examples of delicate operation of colours on a woodblock plate, where azures subtly merge into the red of the slope. 17 Rainstorm beneath the Summit / Sanka haku-u from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji / Fugaku sanju-rokkei 25.5 x 37.6 cm signature: Hokusai aratame litsu hitsu publisher: Nishimura-ya Yohachi (Eijudo) 1823-1829 MNK VI - 492 Mount Fuji commands admiration for its majesty and beauty but it also inspires fearful awe. Powerful and defiant, with a sharp lightning cutting through the dark surface of its slope, Fuji stands unperturbed by the world, as it is the only point of reference unto itself, towering over the green stains of trees and soaring into the sky, above the line of the clouds. The artist exploited perfectly the combination of red and black, the two colours that underscore the tension of the drama arising when the natural phenomena in the atmosphere remind us of the eternal forces. 18 At Lake Suwa in Shinano Province / Shinshu Suwa-ko from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji / Fugaku sanju-rokkei 25.2 x 35.9 cm signature: zen Hokusai litsu hitsu publisher: Nishimura-ya Yohachi (Eijudo) 1823-1829 MNK VI - 493 The artist's extraordinary inventiveness prompted him a contrast between the powerful mountain with its summit covered in eternal snow and the fragile cottage of a fisherman in the foreground. The temporariness of the makeshift abode seems ennobled by the line of its roof being made to correspond to the slope of the mountain. This artistic manoeuvre is often repeated by Hokusai, to lead the viewer to various nooks from which Mount Fuji can be seen. He is showing us that a lot of objects in the world around us correspond to the grand mountain. 19 Mt. Fuji from Goten-yama at Shinagawa on the Tokaido [Edo] / Tokaido Shinagawa Goten-yama no Fuji from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji / Fugaku sanju-rokkei 25 x 37 cm signature: zen Hokusai litsu hitsu censor's seal: kiwame publisher's seal: Eijudo 1823-1829 MNK VI - 494 This print, which retains the black contours of depicted objects, is part of an additional series that continues the tour of 36 views of Fuji. This time, Hokusai has visited Shinagawa, where O-Hana-mi (the Cherry Blossom Viewing Festival) is held. Viewing cherry trees in full bloom is a joyous time, accompanied by games, picnics and dances, which the artist has immortalised in his woodblock plate. 20 Mt. Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido/ Tokaido Kanaya no Fuji from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji / Fugaku sanju-rokkei 25.4 x 38 cm signature: zen Hokusai litsu hitsu censor's seal: kiwame publisher's seal: Eijudo 1823-1829 MNK VI - 495 The plate which shows Fuji seen from Kanaya, although included in the Fugaku sanju-rokkei series, was made as part of the additional batch "Lira Fuji". It is composed of 10 plates, similar in style; however, black-contour prints are known only. In this print, the artist seems to be playing with the decorative quality of the line, creating patterns of linear waves, human silhouettes, hats, or waterfront buildings. 21 Woman and Two Men 1810-1820s. 21.4 x 19 cm MNK VI - 560 Surimono is a singular type of print, made on order for special occasions. A poem by Nomichi Kizoji is included in the upper part of the plate. 22 Woman and Two Men 1810-1820S. 21.4 x 19 cm MNK VI-NN-41