Friday, February 21, 2025

Hokusai Cats

Hokusai, "Tiger in the Snow" (1849)

Last week I posted some images of birds by the Japanese artist Hokusai (1760-1849). Today I'll add some images of cats from his remarkable number of woodblock prints, notebooks full of sketches, and various paintings. Hokusai was enormously productive throughout his long life: his work includes over 30,000 paintings, sketches, woodblock prints, and images for picture books.

First, you have almost certainly seen Hokusai's most famous work, which is widely reproduced and often parodied or imitated.

Hokusai, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" from 36 Views of Mount Fuji.

Hokusai’s Cats





Blog post by mae sander 2025, shared with Eileen’s Critters.

10 comments:

Iris Flavia said...

Wonderful work indeed.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Mae,
The Hokusai art work is beautiful. I love the famous Great Wave and all the cats. The Cats and Hibiscus is a favorite. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

I just started listening to I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki, so it feels serendipitous to see cat art here today.

I feel like I am standing under The Great Wave right now.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

What beautiful intricate art!

Debra Eliotseats said...

I have never seen the cat art work. Thank you!

Joy said...

Love the cats. The tiger in the snow has such a self-satisfied expression!

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

Beautiful and expressive art. He really captured the true essence of being a cat!

Shiju Sugunan said...

Love seeing Hokusai's cats! His range is incredible, from the iconic wave to these charming felines.

Olivia Beck said...

What beautiful works of art! I enjoyed all of these.

Linda said...

The Wave is a classic, and rightly so. The Cats in Hibiscus is quite wonderful.