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| 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.
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| 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.
Wonderful work indeed.
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ReplyDeleteThe 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.
I just started listening to I Am a Cat by Natsume SÅseki, so it feels serendipitous to see cat art here today.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I am standing under The Great Wave right now.
What beautiful intricate art!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen the cat art work. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove the cats. The tiger in the snow has such a self-satisfied expression!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and expressive art. He really captured the true essence of being a cat!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing Hokusai's cats! His range is incredible, from the iconic wave to these charming felines.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful works of art! I enjoyed all of these.
ReplyDeleteThe Wave is a classic, and rightly so. The Cats in Hibiscus is quite wonderful.
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