Katsushika Hokusai

[ACID01100]

love it

[KagomeHHaruhiF]

I saw some of these pictures when we learned about tsunamis in Japan in Earth Science class!!!^O^

[brianthao102]

TENNO HEIKA BANZAI!!

[tsukizuna]

@brianthao102 天皇陛下万歳！

[Frankesson]

BANZAI!

[101blizzard]

@SokiSensei Thank you :)

[101blizzard]

Hokusai had the greatest works :)

[SokiSensei]

@101blizzard i agree! :)

[stamaniorec]

Beautiful... The paintings... The music... Everything...

[arizal83]

16 ppl with no sense of art

[snelkookrijst]

Did you know that if you watch the print of 'the great wave' in a mirrored image, it has much more impact? The wave was made from left to right in a time that the Japanese read mainly, right to left. The Wave is much more threatening to them. So if we look at the image the other way around, we can have the same experience.

[EvilMissSaphy]

November 14, 2011 - 429,161

[shadowsun18]

Who could dislike this? Honestly, what were you expecting that this is bad?

[NinjutsuLives]

great music for an awesome artist.

[chibanokagemaru]

Ukiyoe was a commercial woodblock art and was a subculture then. They were stuck on the wall like a poster. And the people who have come to Edo in travel bought these as a present.

[TheBeschikbaarheid]

15 people clicked accidentally thumbs down because these buttons are too close to each other...mmmm hehe

[GraceTheUnstoppable]

I almost fell asleep in the first 30 seconds...

[TheBheng11]

wow this is only a work of arts?but its like a true picture..amazing....

[RonnieBeal]

incredible images with beautiful and soothing music for the soundtrack..another great video along with all your videos..5*****..very best wishes..Ronnie...

[ladystardustxxxxxx]

This beautiful melody lulls me gently and makes me feel like I'm slipping in a wonderful dream,in another world...

If only I could leave the sadness of my heart behind...

[spacetheatervid1]

Great video:)

[Paris7699]

Beautiful paintings and music :))

[muzikaeuropa]

Great art!! Thanks very much!!!

[Titansiren]

I actually had to do a wood block painting in elementary school in here in America. Makes me appreciate the work that went into these. I have long admired Hokusai's work. A nice piece of music accompanying it. Thank you very much.

[sinuye]

garip.huzur hissettim..

[sheatheman]

please someone tell me what artist this particular version of Itsuki no Komoriuta is by. It is so minimal and beautiful.

[ByabyaChannel]

I feel like a samurai when I listen to this. lol

[chocomax11]

hokusai make the first hentai paint

[brendafohio]

May 10, 2011 - 383, 620

[YinYangPeace]

@brendafohio August 11, 2011 - 409,862

Everyone must love your video.^^

[dbbchelsea]

wow men!!!! I love this music!!! What kind of instrument are using???? i really like play it!!!

[6THE6CLAPP6]

@dbbchelsea They're playing a shamisen and a shakuhachi. Two classical Japanese instrument.,

[nanakii85]

I swear I heard this in Shogun 2, although this is a very old and great song

[LadyNani8]

I've got to listen to these songs when I'm studying Japanese or I'll get too distracted. xD

[calvink2005]

beautiful....

[szmako]

All the best Japan! You will overcome these difficulties!

[kap6pa]

@TheMeatalPrince90 name of this song is 'Itsuki-no-Komori-uta'(五木の子守唄)­, liullaby

transmitted from generations at the area Itsuki-village in Kumamoto Pref. Kyushuu, Japan. composer unknown.

[attra91]

Japan is in the thoughts of the world at this time. I know you will get  through this and over come. My best to all of you.

[TheMetalPrince90]

please, could someone tell me the name of the song and his composer.

Thank you

[tineSDie]

Japanische Energie

[perdizes1954]

Que maravilha de melodia!'É relaxante e tão suave. E que gravuras tão lindas!

[perdizes1954]

Música tão sublime. Que maravilha para a nossa audição. É relaxante, e tão suave!

[opensecret51]

A beautiful combination of traditional music with the NAGNIFICENT Hokusai !!!!!

[aminasasa]

i really enjoyed this video♥

[rumbazz]

impressive anime art 1+ so moe.

[AngelSuzumi]

agli esami io presenterò 3 dipinti di hokusai...per poter entrare al liceo artistico...XD

[ZXUL23]

So very realistic and so very unrealistic; together in harmony.

[TheCliqueNerd]

This song speaks of sorrow and beauty....

[ernstjulia]

what is the name of the song?

[TheBouncingBannana]

the pictures and music are so magniffacent,they took me to another relm,thanks so much for posting this!

[smacl61]

I cant decide what I like more : Japanese art, language, culture, music, movies, anime or food.

[wasabipeas15]

could someone tell me the name of the work that appears at 2:43? Much obliged if you can ^___^

PS cheers for this vid - it's a wonderful run through of his art that is very useful to quickly glance at whilst considering what to include in my art history essay!

[FantasticArts95]

Absolute master of Japanese art!

[CrazyNative4]

cool

[escher677]

Really beautiful. One of my favourite painters. Thank you ;O)

[daniel76150]

vvonderfull , and perfect vith this music , congratulations , greetings from near Paris , F rance

daniel

[adragonro]

Very peacefull!!

I love the pictures with the old boats. Und die Panoramabilder sind auch ziemlich cool.

[japan543]

i did a report about mount Fuji :D

[MrButoku]

I love how Japanese art captures the peacefulness of the land and yet also the ferocity of the Samurai.

[SWhitneyBrown64]

Beautiful.... so beautiful.

[robinsonjamar]

hokusai is one of the greatest painters in history

[Grego95100]

Simply beautiful!!!!

[streetrunner1169]

Beautiful... just beautiful... No words to explain... That's real art. I have 1 Hokusai's Drawing on poster in my room... 

[jeromoss1]

perfect feeling.

[buism20]

mooi, heel mooi

[AlienCommunity]

0:12 i saw in movie SURF's UP

[grizzlybear95]

Ohh shit I was wondering if there was anymore realted art to The Great Wave Off Kanagawa!!!

[KayKurayami]

Hokusai was truly a talented painter.

[desgranador]

theres a paiting of this guy on call of duty mw2

[insertcooluser]

Inescapably Beautiful.

[Aoexys]

I like the part

0:00 to 5:30

[MrDecato]

This is beautiful.

[skywalker74]

Beautiful.

[porschetiger3]

This is why i love being part japanese i want go visit japan some day

[BruteQC]

Japan is the best

[MrSners]

i love this kind of musik.....the yoshida brothers are insane.



[daughterrevolution]

@4476536 GOOD anime, that is. There's a lot of junk out there that looks nothing like this.

[stuang000]

i love japan

they're fucking smart and invent everything

[yumilovesinuyasha]

wow....beautiful pictures and the music send shivers down my spine. so cool

[dorilongo]

love the song

[freakcoda]

I love how Hokusai details just what has to be detailed, and let the colors express all the rest.

[tipsy700]

i start playing the vid and suddenly my cat jumps on me and starts headbutting my head of... now my armpits and arms, shoulders...of joy

i guess my cat likes this track

maybe she just thinks i'm crying out of pain or smthing like that...:)

[littlerudegirrrrl]

i have a book called hokusai first manga master, so much beautifull art

[kingrocker44]

I'd like to have that art as a tattoo

[kanghi416]

I have a copy of one of his paintings over my computer desk.

[MYBProject]

Great artist! nice music. :) +1

[SWOLFOOI]

one should really see this art on an actual print; video is great but nothing beats the real thing

[raptortraptor]

it is so unbelievable,isnt it?

[fantasy101girl]

sooo peacefull and realaxing..... *dozes off* XD

[fallout1944]

love`s from Turkey my japanese FRIENDS

[TheVerinen2]

@fallout1944 and love to Turkey is from Vlad Dracula :)

[JIKUereno]

Does anybody know the title of the music?

[agulaszek1]

there is an old polish tradicional song "Był sobie król, byl sobie paź", and it's quite a simmilar :D

(sorry of my english, I've no more occasions to use it)

[toutachaqun]

lovely, thank you!

[LaurentziuRo]

marveloous

[BingoRox360]

song?

[koucyannopapa]

この曲は熊本県民謡の「五木の子守唄」です。

[deliadesign]

I like very much Hokusai's art works, but I've got a question related to this song. What's it's name? I like it very much but I can't search for it anywhere because of this. 葛飾北斎の絵がとても好きでこの歌も良い雰囲気を設けるようです­。でも、この歌の名前を知らないので、インターネットで普段は探­すのが分かりません。だから、誰かこれの名前を知るなら、教えて­ください。

[albertobiondani]

この音楽は私を緩和する。私は、日本の伝統音楽が大好き

[neoskatah]

there is always a mountain(presuming its Mt. Fuji) in his paintings

[RatMadness]

I LOVE Hokusai's work... the best experience was seeing some of his original works in a museum :D

[moviedude22]

I was mistaken

[kasimkasm2009]

Hey Britain.please return Japan the Sharaku collection if you understand that Hokusai is great japanese culture.

[LaoDecmius]

@kasimkasm2009 forgive my ignorance, but what is the Sharaku collection?

[drunktrooper666]

somebody tells me what's the name of that song or the artist who made it

[SuongthuShi]

@drunktrooper666 : Name in Nihongo: 五木の子守歌 Itsuki no Komoriuta

Folk song representative of Kyūshū, Japan. [Village Itsuki] English meaning: Itsuki Lullaby - sung by Babysitter - check Wikipedia

[nuda0205]

Hi,It's quite often question.The song name is ITSUKI-NO-KOMORIUTA. An old folk song from Itsuki region in Kyushu sung by young baby sitter lament for her lonesome life apart from her home..

[escoriums79]

Beautiful song! The traditional japan music is wonderful.

[Vol4eg01]

And it fits the pictures well.

[roygbiv330]

today there are not any woodblock artists who can walk around here and there for 3-4 months, memorize the sights, draw the pictures and engage/pull the prints. hokusai was great.

[mahler71]

I've always loved Japanese art, especially those paintings of irises on a gold background.

[torylva]

i always feel like writing poems when i listen to this, therefor i shall even now.

a world, ack, so blind.

we are watching the world, without a sight.

through a world of concrete, a world of stress.

oh, why shall we not rest our spirit, just for a little while.

and see the beauty of the world, for at least a little time.

[Froastwolf]

the secret is all of us are asleep and we need to wake

it took me a while to get the true meaning of that, yet alone practice awareness

[BushiBato]

Very good.Not particularly Japanese in at least structure,but there is much affinity in it's kokoro(spirit),which is what counts in my book.Thank you for posting that.

[LaurenMT007]

Thanks!!

[dzunku1]

There were producer and sponsor too, but only Eshi was shown and recorded. It was an art production business.

Hokusai was among the most popular Eshis in Edo period and is still popular now, which is amazing.

(3 of 3)

[linkyoo]

Your knowlage amaze me, thank you for sharing.

[dzunku1]

These were produced by studio, or workshop, consists of three professionals.

Eshi: Painter who produces master painting

Horishi: Engraver who engraves several wood plates for one master painting

Surishi: Printer who matches colors and prints out from all carved plates.

(2 of 3)

[dzunku1]

Hokusai did not carve wood to produce his work. Ukiyoe was a cutting edge media during Edo period and mass produced with wood printing technique so that ordinary people could afford and appreciate master painters' work.

(1 of 3)

[dzunku1]

What impressed me the most on Hokusai's ukiyoes is his ぼboldness on composition. Every frame has a unique composition and that works really well. He is a true genius.

[umeume0ver2]

Please watch a picture of the Japanese culture.

Japan is beautiful.

Please search this beautiful picture

"wacocoromai"

[Ermengarde11]

OMG, you have made my day!! And you've opened with one of my favorite paintings too. I had a book titled 100 Views of Mt. Fuji at one time, and it was stolen. Thank you sooo much!!

[Fenrirsalamanca]

Anybody see what I see?? Hokusai was the grand grand grand grand father of manga

[machopi]

Nobody sees that 'cuz...well,its just plain silly!

[1Luko1]

hokusai just made the name manga popular... he was not the father...

[LaurenMT007]

♥ Excellent vid! What is the name of this song?

Thanks

[VegaEtereo]

Sweet. *****

[WarRogers]

I can't tell where you looped the music, so good job. Thanks. (pics are nice too)

[TheFuntom]

I love the "Great Wave of Kanagawa" - I've got the picture!

[0southy]

hokusai rawks. traditional japanese art is really underrated

[AnimeFanGod]

so true so very very true

[gwatson678]

@0southy  by whom?

[Glyre777]

@0southy I completely agree with you...look in an art book you'll generally see everything from Western masters, but nothing from Asia. Nothing.

[XScorpionKingX]

beautiful paintings and beautiful music, in my opinion the japanese culture has some of the greatest painters in history

[ma5963sa]

北斎がメインなのに曲に関心がいってる。

[djdoc70]

whats the name of this song ?

[kunpun]

Music: Itsuki no Komoriuta

Baby-sitter song in Itsuki area/Kumamoto/

Kyushu/Japan

[koliatima]

Images et musique en totale harmonie. Vidéo reposante à regarder.

Félicitations!

[lu3mm3l]

Cool. Sounds like a softer version from another Video on YouTube "Sakura-Japanese folk music" Love it :)

[shadowslayer322]

yup alot of their traditional music had the same sound, it was because each was trying to say that there is always sadness and discomfort in the world but that there are also very happy and beautiful things and that both are a part of life. Its a gret lesson for how to live your life.

[Ermengarde11]

Thanks for that description, it makes perfect sense! I love Japanese art and music, their culture is so beautiful. I feel a close connection with most anything Japanese, so "at home" with it !  I often think it's the finest culture on the planet.

[jessicalagoon]

i love japanese music

[anarhy09]

me too :)

[sgorlow1]

A true Fibonacci artist everything so perfect!

[StudioEyeball]

Hokusai was a master. He understood the huge signifigance every line has on a picture, therefore he didn't need many lines to vividly express ideas.

[hendrix123456789]

Who is the musical artist???

[ThubtenChokyi]

I adore this video. Thank you!!!

[nuda0205]

>>GenjiXLegend

BGM is ITSUKI-NO-KOMORIUTA, A baby-sitting song sung in KYUSHU district,

A young girl from poor family used to serve for wealthy family apart from her home and family. she lament on her sad

destiny......

[GenjiXLegend]

Hokusai is my second favorite woodblock artist. The way he catches regular moments in art is just so serene, in a way. This is beautiful music, sounds almost like Gagaku, what is the song named?

[snake14088]

Ai Nippon...

[GabiVero1]

¡ ¡ E X C E L E N T E ! !

[panzersRULE]

Mt. Fuji's everywhere!

[panzersRULE]

Hey, they used this music in a flight sim kamikaze mission! I love this song!

[Rainbowkiku]

The work of Hokusai is powerful, graceful and extraordinary beautiful, just amazing the way he capture the wonders of nature and the world itself

[qwatsdat]

makes me feel so peaceful

[toodance]

thank you very much for vids. my eyes are extra happy

[BallinBall]

awesome paintings, peaceful music... what do you want more? I can just sit and chill or even meditate with a breeze on my face o_O

[swissair10]

Japan is si great! the only problem is that i miss switzerland everytime when i'm there (i don't know why...^^)

[nuda0205]

>>swissair10

I have closed Swiss friend nearby my home. He finally,married Japanese woman and living over 25 years now..

I oftenly enjoy Swiss cuisine as Cheese fondu...nice!

[swissair10]

すごいね I love Japan - you Switzerland! Yeah you're right Fondue is so tasty - Of course I love jap. cuisine as well - お寿司　焼き鳥　てんぷら　etc.

[lunakranich]

Beautiful video!

Thank UniversumArt for sharing!

[Nippon161]

I love japan !!

[lu3mm3l]

Same here.

Let's move to Japan together and forever =)

[MEneifal]

yeah..hehe

[Asheill]

Hokusai is one of my favorite japanese artists...no, scratch that...he's my favorite! I love how he does many different ways to see...Mt. Fuji, I belive? To be able to do all of this with woodblock painting is amazing! I went to a museum recently and they had a whole section of Japanese art, and his work was the most beautiful to me. It's great to actually hear traditional japanese music once in a while as well, before a lot of them tried to imitate america's sounds. Thank you very much!

[diamondsaffir]

it looks a lot like the work of Ando Hiroshige, I like Ando's work even more though..