Maren Cornett
Hokusai and the Art of the Woodcut in Japan
A Research Guide Based on the Resources of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library, Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, D.C.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Hokusai Exhibition
Thompson, Sarah E. Hokusai. Exh. Cat. Boston: MFA Publications, 2015.
NE1325.K3 T46 2015
The exhibition catalogue for the exhibition that ran at the MFA from April 5-August 9, 2015. The catalogue includes entries for 51 works, all with color illustrations, as well as text elucidating biographical and historical information and a bibliography.
The exhibition website features a slideshow preview and two videos with curatorial previews.
Japanese Art, General
Mason, Penelope. History of Japanese Art, Revised by Donald Dinwiddie. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.
N7350 .M3 2005
This is a standard survey textbook, covering Japanese history from prehistory to the present. Chapter 6, “Pax Tokugawa” includes sections on woodblock printing and Hokusai. The bibliography includes extensive resources on the Edo Period.
Art of Edo Japan
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–
The sections on Japan, 1600-1800 A.D. and Japan, 1800-1900 A.D. provide historical overviews, chronologies, and Metropolitan Museum artworks. Relevant thematic essays include “Art of the Edo Period (1615-1868),” “Art of the Pleasure Quarters and the Ukiyo-e Style,” and “Woodblock Prints in the Ukiyo-e Style.”
Oxford Art Online (subscription database, available through library link above)
Search for articles on “Edo Period,” “Japan: Prints and Books,” “Japan: Late Painting,” and “Katsushika Hokusai.” Articles include bibliographies.
Guth, Christine. Art of Edo Japan: The Artist and the City 1615-1868. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
N7353.5 .G82
An illustrated survey of Japanese art in the Edo period. Covers the development of woodblock prints, and includes useful glossary, timeline, and bibliography.
Woodblock Prints
Marks, Andreas. Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers, and Masterworks, 1680-1900. Tokyo: Tuttle Pub., 2010.
NE1321.8 .M382 2010
This is a recent survey that covers major woodblock artists and publishers.
Tinios, Ellis. Japanese Prints: Ukiyo-e in Edo, 1700-1900. Burlington, VT: Lund Humphries, 2010.
NE1321.8 .T56 2010
This introduction complements the Marks book above by taking a cultural approach, presenting recent scholarship on the content of ukiyo-e prints. Includes photographs of prints from the British Museum collections.
Library of Congress. The Floating World of Ukiyo-E. 2002.
This is the online version of a 2002 Library of Congress exhibition of Edo-period prints, drawings and book illustrations. Although this is an older exhibition, it is still one of the best online introductions to the genres of ukiyo-e.
Fiorillo, John. Viewing Japanese Prints. Site launched 1999.
This is an older site by an independent researcher, but its illustrated essays provide succinct introductions on a variety of topics. The FAQ has useful information on printmaking techniques.
Learning Objects Studio, Wesleyan University. Ukiyo-e Techniques. n.d. http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/blockprinting/
Videos demonstrate the techniques involved in the creation of ukiyo-e prints.
Hokusai
Carpenter, John T., ed. Hokusai and His Age: Ukiyo-e Painting, Printmaking, and Book Illustration in Late Edo Japan. Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2005.
N7359.K37 H645 2005
This illustrated collection of essays gives an idea of the range of Hokusai scholarship.
Guth, Christine M.E. Hokusai’s Great Wave: Biography of a Global Icon. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2015.
NE1325.K3 A65 2015
In one of the most recent scholarly publications on Hokusai, Guth traces the cultural reception of Hokusai’s Great Wave from its initial publication to the present day.
Freer and Sackler Galleries. Hokusai (online exhibition). 2006. http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hokusai/launch.htm
This interactive online exhibition includes sections on Hokusai’s techniques, compositions, and subjects.
Further Research
Books: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Find more books in the Smithsonian Libraries catalog by searching in the “All Subject Browse” box. Search for the following subject headings to find particularly relevant titles:
Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
Ukiyoe and Ukiyoe – Exhibitions
Articles: Art Full Text
An efficient way to find articles and book reviews is to search the Art Full Text database. Art Full Text indexes many of the key journals on Asian art, such as Ars Orientalis, Artibus Asiae, Arts of Asia, and Impressions: The Journal of the Japanese Art Society. A keyword search for “Hokusai” finds several recent articles, including:
Guth, Christine M. E. "Hokusai's Great Waves in Nineteenth-Century Japanese Visual Culture." Art Bulletin 93, no. 4 (December 2011): 468-485.
Screech, Timon. "Hokusai's Lines of Sight." Mechademia 7, (November 2012): 103-109.
Tinios, Ellis. "Hokusai and his Blockcutters." Print Quarterly 32, no. 2 (June 2015): 186-191.
Images
Resig, John. Ukiyo-E Search.
This is a free online database that aggregates prints from many museums, libraries, dealers, and other sources. A search will find similar prints in the database so that you can, for example, compare versions of Hokusai’s Great Wave from several different institutions. The “Sources” page also lists links to numerous other sites that have images of Japanese prints.
Other Online Resources
Japan Art History Forum (JAHF).
JAHF is affiliated with the College Art Association and the Association for Asian Studies. Its site offers news on Japanese art and lists of upcoming events and exhibitions. The site is also an excellent resource for Japanese art bibliographies. The thematic bibliographies list older resources, while the annual bibliographies go up to 2012.
Johansson, Hans Olof. A Guide to the Ukiyo-e Sites of the Internet. Last updated 2013. http://www.ukiyo-e.se/guide.html
Although this site’s design is dated and some of the links do not work, it is worth browsing for museums, online exhibitions, and other sites with images and information on Japanese prints.
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