Kyoka Picture Book, Mountain upon Mountains (Ehon kyoka Yama mata yama)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Hokusai's illustrated books and albums span six decades and showcase the full range of his genius. Hokusai Manga (15 volumes, 1814–1878) original volumes sell for $2,000–$15,000 each; complete sets can reach $30,000–$80,000.
The Ehon kyoka Yama mata yama (Picture Book of Kyoka: Mountains upon Mountains) is an illustrated anthology of kyoka — witty, irreverent comic verse composed in classical waka form — paired with landscape imagery. As a woodblock-printed anthology, it exemplifies the collaborative culture of Edo's poetry clubs, where artists like Hokusai contributed illustrations to circulate alongside verses composed by amateur literati.
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kyoka Picture Book, Mountain upon Mountains (Ehon kyoka Yama mata yama) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Kyoka Picture Book, Mountain upon Mountains (Ehon kyoka Yama mata yama) depicts landscapes and mountains.