Image: Left. From Kawamura Minsetsu’s Hyaku fuji (One hundred Fuji), published in 1771. Right. From Katsushika Hokusai Fugaku hyakkei (One hundred views of Fuji’s peal) vol. 1, published in 1834. Both from the Ebi Collection. Images courtesy of the Art Reearch Center, Ritsumeikan University.
Hokusai the Alchemist
- 20 February 2025
- 16:00pm GMT - 7:00pm GMT
- Online
- https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/hokusai-the-alchemist/
- 01603 597507
- sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org
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THIRD THURSDAY LECTURE - SAINSBURY INSTITUTE
Dr Ellis Tinios (Visiting Researcher, Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University)
About the Talk
Katsushika Hokusai (1769–1849) is praised for the inventiveness and variety of his work. Less attention has been given to his visual sources. In this lecture I will cast light on the ways Hokusai borrowed from fellow artists. My focus will be on the book illustrations he produced in the last half of his long and astonishingly productive career. I call him an alchemist, a wizard who could turn lead into gold, because of his ability to take inspiration from other artists’ very ordinary designs to create fresh and dynamic images.
Online lecture via Zoom.
50 min lecture followed by Q&A.
Free and open to all, booking essential.
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If you have limited access to the internet but would still like to view the lecture, please email sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org or call us on +44 (0) 1603 597507 to book to attend our livestream from 64 The Close.
