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*''Published: [[1814]]-[[1878]]''
*''Published: [[1814]]-[[1878]]''
*''Illustrator: [[Hokusai|Katsushika Hokusai]]''
*''Illustrator: [[Hokusai|Katsushika Hokusai]]''
*''Publisher: [[Eirakuya Toshiro|Eirakuya Tôshirô]]''
*''Japanese'': 北斎漫画 ''(Hokusai manga)''
*''Japanese'': 北斎漫画 ''(Hokusai manga)''
Scholars have variously described the work as possessing elements, or aspects, of a painter's guide to how to depict various subjects; a playful depiction of human society; and of simply "random sketches."
Scholars have variously described the work as possessing elements, or aspects, of a painter's guide to how to depict various subjects; a playful depiction of human society; and of simply "random sketches."
The project had its genesis when Hokusai traveled to [[Nagoya]] in [[1812]]. This was one of his few journeys outside of [[Edo]]. There, he met the publisher [[Eirakuya Toshiro|Eirakuya Tôshirô]], who convinced him to prepare a series of sketchbooks, which amateur artists might use as guides. The resulting ''Hokusai Manga'', published in [[1814]], was originally intended as a standalone volume, but its popularity and commercial success led to it becoming a multi-volume series. The first volume attempted to be roughly encyclopedic, from gods to people to animals to landscapes to buildings to seascapes. Later volumes each focus on more individual themes. After these initial ten volumes, two more were produced before Hokusai's death; another three were added even after Hokusai's death, with the last (15th) volume being published in [[1878]].
==The Term "Manga"==
==The Term "Manga"==
==References==
==References==
*Jacqueline Berndt, “Manga and ‘Manga’: Contemporary Japanese Comics and their Dis/similarities with Hokusai Manga,” in ''Manggha'', Krakow: Japanese Art and Technology Center (2008).
*Jacqueline Berndt, “Manga and ‘Manga’: Contemporary Japanese Comics and their Dis/similarities with Hokusai Manga,” in ''Manggha'', Krakow: Japanese Art and Technology Center (2008).
*Ellis Tinios, "Hokusai: The Name that Sold Books," lecture, UC Santa Barbara, 24 April 2018.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]