Background Information
Artist Profile: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Learn about the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Background Information
Learn about the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).
Activity
Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast images of traditional Japanese woodblock prints. They will then create their own simulated woodblock prints.
Video
A comprehensive, short documentary on the art of Chinese calligraphy.
Video
Commissioned for our 50th anniversary, Liu Jianhua’s striking artwork “Collected Letters” links the Asian Art Museum building’s past as the city’s Main Library with the museum’s distinctly forward-looking mission.