Ri Haku from the series Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin ky?) ca. 1832 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese The lofty character of Chinese poets as well as the time-honored theme of the poet Li Bo viewing a waterfall are transformed by Hokusai into a joyous, thrilling spectacle of natural wonder. The contrast between the poet's profound absorption and the two boy attendants fussing over him gives the scene its animating Ri Haku from the series Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin ky?). Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Jap
Ri Haku from the series Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin ky?) ca. 1832 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese The lofty character of Chinese poets as well as the time-honored theme of the poet Li Bo viewing a waterfall are transformed by Hokusai into a joyous, thrilling spectacle of natural wonder. The contrast between the poet's profound absorption and the two boy attendants fussing over him gives the scene its animating Ri Haku from the series Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin ky?). Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1832. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Prints
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