Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by the Japonisme artist Katsushika Hokusai. It dates from 1814 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- JP748
About this work
Overview
This untitled woodblock print is a serene winter landscape by Katsushika Hokusai, dated to 1814. It is a detached plate from a printed book, now held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a tranquil winter scene by water, featuring a snow-covered pine tree, idle boats in a harbor, and a distant mountain with snow-dusted slopes and patches of greenery.
Technique & Style
Hokusai employs simple lines and flat colors to convey depth and movement, using clean, bold strokes to define shapes such as boats, houses, and trees, eschewing fine details.
Artist & collection
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
冨嶽三十六景 相州七里浜|Shichirigahama in Sagami Province (Sōshū Shichirigahama), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 信州諏訪湖|Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 相州江の島|Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Hira no Bosetsu|近江八景の内 比良暮雪|Evening Snow on Mount Hira
近江八景之内 比良暮雪|Evening Snow on Mount Hira
冨嶽三十六景 礫川雪の旦|Morning after the Snow at Koishikawa in Edo (Koishikawa yuki no ashita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
東都名所 神田明神境内雪晴之図|“Clear Weather after Snow in the Precincts of the Kanda Myōjin Shrine” (Kanda Myōjin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho)
近江八景之内 比良暮雪|Evening Snow on Hira, Lake Biwa
Untitled
歌川広重画 「あふみ八景 比良暮雪」|Evening Snow at Mount Hira, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)
江戸近郊八景之内 小金井橋夕照|Evening Glow at Koganei Border
歌川広重画 東海道 十三 五十三次
沼津|Numazu, Number 13, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)