Hokusai＆Gakyojin

In this autumn, “Hokusai ten(exhibition) – theMaster and his Disciples” is hold at Hachinohe City
Museum of Art from Oct. 1st to Nov. 6th. Not only“Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji” or “Hokusai Manga”
but also ukiyo-e from his debut to decline andpaintings of his disciples are exhibited.

At Hachinohe Clinic Machikado Museum, “Hokusai2016

9.24SAT 11.13SUN

Open 10:00-17:00

and Gakyojin – The World of Unknown Sashi-e,

Gakyojin

A person who devoted himself
painting, drawing or illustration
extremely hard.

Close MON・TUE

Manga and Ukiyo-e” is hold to present various
aspects of Hokusai and the culture of the late Edo― The World of Unknown Sashi-e, Manga and Ukiyo-e ―The World of Unknown Yomihon Sashi-eand Surimono（Hokusai’s 40s ~ early 60s）

Katushika Hokusai “Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki”

第二章

第一章
The 1st Chapter

The Birth of a Star Artist
Katsushika Hokusai

period. The art works related toHachinohe clan are also exhibitedby the collaboration with Hachinohe
City Museum and Hachinohe City
Public Library. Please enjoy an
unique exhibition of Hokusai thatcan be only held in Hachinohe.

Hokusai E-tehon
and Keisai E-tehon(Hokusai’s middle 50s ~ 60s)

The 2nd Chapter

On chapter 1, yomihon

Hokusai scored a hit with yomihon sashi-e, kyoka

sashi-e and kyoka surimono

surimono or so on, and became the man of ordinary

are introduced. They are notillustrators’’ dreams. But Hokusai began to start producing e-tehon

popular now but the name ofwhose master piece is “Hokusai Manga” from middle of 50s. On

Katsushika Hokusai spreadchapter 2, his marvelous e-tehonby them. Hokusai’s vigorous

other than “Hokusai Manga” thatand novel sashi-e leapt hisis exhibited in “Hokusai tenown expression and was(exhibition)” at Hachinohe City

became the base of the vogue for yomihon atMuseum of Art are introduced.

that time. The combinations with Kyokutei

And the productions by(Takizawa) Bakin were well known andKuwagata Keisai (Kitao“Chinsetuyumiharizuki” scored a hit with stabled

Masayoshi) who was climbed all the way up to a purveyor toBa kin ’ s r e p u t a ti on a l so. H oku sa i and his

Tsuyama clan from an ordinary ukiyo-e painter and affected Hokusai

disciples got credit also by gorgeous kyoka

as his rival are also introduced. Great variety of painting in late Edosurimono that was not on an ordinarily market

period would be realized by the unique productions of Keisai who

but was distributed among cultured persons.

would said that “Hokusai is imitating others always. He starts nothing

This time that the name of Hokusai was started to beby his own.”

used can be said a bigturning point.
Please enjoy the world ofKatushika Hokusai

yomihon and kyoka surimono that got
popularity in the late Edo period together
Katushika Taito

with colorful ukiyo-e that has same subject
but createdlatter-day.

Gakyojin

Kuwagata Keisai （1764-1824）（Kitao Masami）

was born in a tatami-maker family in Edo, played an
active part in the same age Hokusai was, and wasclimbed all the way up to a purveyor to Tsuyama clan
(Okayama Prefecture). Keisai produced unique andcreative e-tehon like “Ryakugashiki” more than 10years early than Hokusai produced “HokusaiManga” . Moreover, Keisai produced bird’s-eye view
printings before Hokusai did. In recent years, it has
become the talk that the reproduction of hismasterpiece “Edo Hitomezu Byobu” has been locatedon the deck of Tokyo Sky Tree.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Hokusai ＆ Gakyojin― The World of Unknown Sashi-e, Manga and Ukiyo-e ―第三章
The 3rd Chapter

The Birth of Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
and the Development of Meisyo-e (printing of noted place)(Hokusai’s 70s ~ middle 80s)

The masterpieces that are well known in the present time were produced only in afew years on Hokusai’s 70s in spite of his 90 years long life time. “Thirty-six viewsof Mt. Fuji” was also produced in 70s and be one of most famous landscapeprintings as well as “Fifty-three Pictures of the Tokaido Road” that was producedby Utagawa Hiroshige in the same age. Meisyo-e that were produced in late Edo
period and the one that were collaborated with yakusha-e(Kabuki actor printing) or
kyoka are introduced as the background that created those two masterpieces.

Joint Production ofUtagawa Hiroshige and Kunisada“Souhitsugojyusantsugi Yoshiwara”

第四章
The 4th Chapter

Manga and E-tehon (print exemplar) by Gakyojin
Katsushika Hokusai, Kuwagata Keisai and Kawanabe Kyosai

KyosaiAt last, amazing e-tehons created by not only Hokusai but also
Kuwagata Keisai and Kawanabe Kyosai are introduced. Many typesof ryakugashiki (simplified print examplar) that were produced byKeisai affected Hokusai. And “Kyosai Gadan” and “Kyosai Manga”
that were produced by Kyosai were influenced by Hokusai.

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Kawanabe Kyosai （1831-1889）
was one of the printing producers who had nothingwith Hokusai but seem to be affected by Hokusai andplayed an active part from the last age of Edo period

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Museum of Artin Edo at that time. He produced various types of art
from nikuhitsu-ga(hand printing) to hanpon and gave
his name as 狂斎 (original: 暁斎, sounds ‘Kyosai’,
狂 means ‘crazy’).
His skills, novel and humorous talent wasevaluated high in the West and introduced

1-8-29 Kashiwazaki Hachinohe-shi Aomori tell.fax：0178-32-7737
Open 10:00-17:00 Close MON・TUE machikado@enjoy.email.ne.jp

as a pupil of Hokusai which is not correct.