concept

Four reductions of designs from Hokusai's thirty-six views of Mount Fuji. Woodcut after Hokusai, 185- (?).

A samurai in a latrine; outside, his three attendants hold their noses. Coloured woodcut by Hokusai, 1834.

Above left, a tiger (?) restrained with a collar and a cloth over its head; left, a man on crutches steps over a sleeping man; centre, a man fans a stove on which a kettle is placed, watched by a man (right) kneeling by a cabinet (?); above right, an old woman sharpens (?) a knife. Coloured woodcut by Hokusai, 1834.

Above, a doctor examines a woman's left eye; below, a man helps another man who has fallen in a muddy puddle. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

A man with three eyes is fitted with spectacles, watched by a man and woman with fantastically elongated necks, both smoking pipes; a Buddhist monk (?) playing a shamisen looks away. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

Left, a small man (a dwarf?) lifts a horse's tail with a bamboo rod to catch its faeces in a scoop; above right, a man with filarial elephantiasis is helped to carry his enlarged scrotum supported with a sling; below right, a woman carrying a baby on her back points in amazement. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

Blind men fording a stream. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1849 (?).

A communal bath house: women and children washing, a Buddhist nun shaving her head. Coloured woodcut by Hokusai, 1834.

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

All of Wellcome Collection, including our library, café and shop, will be closed on Monday 4 November for staff training. We will open again as usual on Tuesday 5 November.

We’re undertaking some research with website visitors to learn more about how people find access-related information provided by museums. This survey shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

Help us organize our website content.

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849

Images

Catalogue

Above, a doctor examines a woman's left eye; below, a man helps another man who has fallen in a muddy puddle. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

Four reductions of designs from Hokusai's thirty-six views of Mount Fuji. Woodcut after Hokusai, 185- (?).

A man with three eyes is fitted with spectacles, watched by a man and woman with fantastically elongated necks, both smoking pipes; a Buddhist monk (?) playing a shamisen looks away. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

Blind men fording a stream. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1849 (?).

A communal bath house: women and children washing, a Buddhist nun shaving her head. Coloured woodcut by Hokusai, 1834.