Hokusai: 1760-1849 (Basic Art)

I only knew Hokusai from his wave picture, so it's very interesting to see the rest of his work. Well worth it!

Given as a Christmas gift, and well received

This is one of Taschen's "basics" series of books about well known artists. Like others in the series it is a good introduction to the artist with a biographical essay accompanied by illustrations of the artist's best known work. There are other books that are much more specific and/or in-depth but this is probably the best starting point.The front cover features Hokusai's best-known work, Under the Wave Off Kanagawa (usually known as the Great Wave), which is part of a series of views of Mount Fuji- some of the others in the series are also included in the book. Some of the illustrations are quite small, much smaller than their real-world counterparts, but are reproduced well enough that a good magnifying glass can bring out the details.I have a few of the "basics" series and most of the older ones have dust jackets, but this one was supplied without one. I guess that is an economy measure by Taschen. It doesn't seem to have affected the quality of the book itself.

I bought this book along with the Van Gogh one and they look lovely on my coffee table

Not a major issue but it came without a sleeve. Now it’s different to the rest of my Tachen books

Hokusai shares top rank together with Hiroshige as the best of classical artists in Japan.

Superb book, lovely pictures and informative text! I love it, Thankyou

This is a well written book with beautiful illustrations, if you are a fan of the artist then definitely a must.

Awesome

Great compilation

Que obras tan linda, muy buenas para estudiar

Just perfect.

Das Buch vermittelt ein vielseitiges und ausgewogenes Verständnis der japanischen Kunst.