Banana Garden at Nakashima (Nakashima sh?en), from the series Eight Views of the Ry?ky? Islands (Ry?ky? hakkei) ca. 1832 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese Hokusai's prints of the Ry?ky? were probably made to commemorate the Ry?ky? mission's arrival at Edo in November 1832. Although the original gazetteer that inspired Hokusai was in black and white, his series is in exquisite color. We can see not only his use of color to heighten the exotic ambiance of the Ry?ky? Islands, but also his imaginative power to make alien islands familiar in the guise of Eight Views. The artist carefully selected represe
Banana Garden at Nakashima (Nakashima sh?en), from the series Eight Views of the Ry?ky? Islands (Ry?ky? hakkei) ca. 1832 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese Hokusai's prints of the Ry?ky? were probably made to commemorate the Ry?ky? mission's arrival at Edo in November 1832. Although the original gazetteer that inspired Hokusai was in black and white, his series is in exquisite color. We can see not only his use of color to heighten the exotic ambiance of the Ry?ky? Islands, but also his imaginative power to make alien islands familiar in the guise of Eight Views. The artist carefully selected representative elements of the Eight Views, such as moon, sailboats and Banana Garden at Nakashima (Nakashima sh?en), from the series Eight Views of the Ry?ky? Islands (Ry?ky? hakkei). 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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