Katsushika Hokusai Hand Numbered Limited Edition Print on Paper :"Viewing Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment"
Title: Viewing Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment
Dimensions (W x H ): Paper Size: 22 x 16 in | Image Size: 18 x 12 in
Edition | Medium: Each print is hand numbered, accompanied by a certificate signed by the Master Printer and is numbered to match the print. The editions are limited to 1880 copies. |
This Gouttelette print on paper is published with light-fast inks to BS1006 Standard onto acid-free calcium carbonate buffered stock, mould-made from 100% cotton and sourced from environmentally conscious paper suppliers. This product is exclusive to Rosenstiels.
About the Art: Superior Edition
About the Artist:
Katsushika Hokusai was born in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1760 and died in 1849. He was a Japanese artist and printmaker of the Edo Period and is considered to be one of the outstanding figures of the Ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world" (everyday life), school of printmaking.
Hokusai was prolific and produced over 30,000 prints, which were inspired by the traditions, legends, and lives of the Japanese people. His best-known work is his woodblock print series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji", which includes the internationally recognised print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s. Hokusai created the series both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji. Hokusai’s earlier works are considered an important part of the artist’s oeuvre but it was not until he created this series, specifically the prints The Great Wave and Fuji in Clear Weather, that he gained wide recognition and left a lasting impact on the art world.
Although well-known in Japan, Hokusai’s art has generally been more appreciated in the West than in home country. His prints were imported to Paris in the mid-19th century and they were enthusiastically collected by some of the leading impressionist artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Hokusai’s work profoundly influenced them.
