--- product_id: 14453458 title: "Hokusai" price: "1318 kr" currency: ISK in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/14453458-hokusai store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # Hokusai **Price:** 1318 kr **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hokusai - **How much does it cost?** 1318 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/14453458-hokusai) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Hokusai’s paper lanterns, games and paper toys show him to be an ingenious master of materials Katsushika Hokusai remains one of Japan's most popular and influential artists. This handy volume presents the wide range of Hokusai's artistic production in terms of one of his most remarkable characteristics: his intellectual ingenuity. It explores the question of how the self-styled "Man Mad about Drawing" approached his subjects―how he depicted human bodies in motion, combined figures and landscapes, represented three-dimensional objects on two-dimensional surfaces and when he used the techniques of illusionism or adjusted reality for greater visual or emotional effect. Including some 50 stunning and unusual paintings, prints and drawings from the peerless Hokusai collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this book is a treasure trove that introduces readers to a witty, wide-ranging and inimitably ingenious Hokusai. Known by at least 30 other names during his lifetime, Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was an ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In 1800, he published his two classic collections of landscapes, Famous Sights of the Eastern Capital and Eight Views of Edo . His influence extended to his Western contemporaries in nineteenth-century Europe, including Degas, Gauguin, Klimt, Franz Marc, August Macke, Manet and van Gogh. Review: Excellent introduction to Hokusai - Looking for a good introduction to Hokusai? There are of course lots of books about this great artist. Some are weighty, oversized tomes that I suspect are more impressive-looking (and impressive) than they are read. Five hundred page volumes complete with scholarly text are not the optimal place to start learning about the genius who conceived “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” - the world’s most famous print. That’s why I prefer Ms. Thompson’s book. It’s the best introduction I’ve read for those who want to learn or know more about Katsushika Hokusai (or one of the other 30 names he chose to call himself over a 70+ year artistic career). There’s lots of information here about Hokusai’s life and art, along with background on the Edo period in which he lived. The writing is fine and strikes the right balance between too simple and abstruse. The book’s 162 pages cannot be any more comprehensive than an introduction to some other subject. Nevertheless the text along with wonderfully photographed illustrations and illuminating closeup cutaways hit all the highlights of Hokusai’s art which you’ll need to get started. In sum, Hokusai is an excellent foundation for further reading and museum exhibition viewing. Review: AMAZING - This book is exactly what I was looking for, I guarantee it's what you're looking for too. Beautiful prints and some descriptions/anecdotes to go along with a few of them. Makes for a great coffee table / art reference / fun reading book. Stop waiting and just buy it! I see now its on sale but that doesn't even bother me that I paid full price for it, its that's good - so what are you waiting for, stop reading this review and buy it!! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #661,008 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #837 in Individual Artist Monographs #1,706 in Arts & Photography Criticism | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 98 Reviews | ## Images ![Hokusai - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71RtEYC+tfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent introduction to Hokusai *by T***M on February 11, 2018* Looking for a good introduction to Hokusai? There are of course lots of books about this great artist. Some are weighty, oversized tomes that I suspect are more impressive-looking (and impressive) than they are read. Five hundred page volumes complete with scholarly text are not the optimal place to start learning about the genius who conceived “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” - the world’s most famous print. That’s why I prefer Ms. Thompson’s book. It’s the best introduction I’ve read for those who want to learn or know more about Katsushika Hokusai (or one of the other 30 names he chose to call himself over a 70+ year artistic career). There’s lots of information here about Hokusai’s life and art, along with background on the Edo period in which he lived. The writing is fine and strikes the right balance between too simple and abstruse. The book’s 162 pages cannot be any more comprehensive than an introduction to some other subject. Nevertheless the text along with wonderfully photographed illustrations and illuminating closeup cutaways hit all the highlights of Hokusai’s art which you’ll need to get started. In sum, Hokusai is an excellent foundation for further reading and museum exhibition viewing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ AMAZING *by A***S on November 21, 2018* This book is exactly what I was looking for, I guarantee it's what you're looking for too. Beautiful prints and some descriptions/anecdotes to go along with a few of them. Makes for a great coffee table / art reference / fun reading book. Stop waiting and just buy it! I see now its on sale but that doesn't even bother me that I paid full price for it, its that's good - so what are you waiting for, stop reading this review and buy it!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Watch out for "The Great Wave"! *by S***R on June 15, 2015* Katsushika Hokusai is one of the great geniuses of Japanese, and for that matter, world, art. Whether creating brilliant wood block prints--brilliant in the sense of composition, not necessarily color--or paintings, this unusually long-lived, for his era, late 19th century painter created unforgettable works of art, the most recognizable of which, "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" attracts world-wide art lovers. This is the catalogue for the current exhibit of "Hokusai" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in summer 2015. Excellent text by curator Sarah E. Thompson is the frosting on the cake for this fine book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.is/products/14453458-hokusai](https://www.desertcart.is/products/14453458-hokusai) --- *Product available on Desertcart Iceland* *Store origin: IS* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*