Hokusai
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
$87.90
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2026
Summary
Mount Fuji has long been a centerpiece of Japanese cultural imagination, and nothing captures this with more virtuosity than the landmark woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The renowned printmaker documents 19th-century Japan with exceptional artistry and adoration, celebrating its countryside, cities, people, and serene natural beauty. Produced at the peak of Hokusai’s artistic ambition, the series is a quintessential wor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783754403150 |
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| ISBN-10: | 375440315X |
| Author: | Andreas Marks |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 2.31kg |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 375mm x 250mm |
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Critics Review
A visually stunning reproduction of the great Japanese printmaker’s most famous series. * The Times *
At 100 years I will have achieved a divine state in my art, and at 110, every dot and every stroke will be as though alive. Those of you who live long enough, bear witness that these words of mine are not false. * Hokusai *
Andreas Marks
Andreas Marks studied East Asian art history at the University of Bonn and obtained his PhD in Japanology from Leiden University with a thesis on 19th-century actor prints. From 2008 to 2013 he was director and chief curator of the Clark Center for Japanese Art in Hanford, California, and since 2013 has been the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In 2024, he was awarded the commendation of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his contributions to the promotion of Japanese culture.
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