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Kirifuri Waterfall at Mount Kurokami by Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833

$130.00

Item no. PDKHW008-00

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A waterfall that seems alive: Hokusai’s Kirifuri Waterfall at Mount Kurokami, on stretched canvas, framed, or on fine art paper.

Format

Stretched canvasfrom $130 Framed canvasfrom $160 Framed printfrom $160 Fine art printfrom $80

Size

Which size fits your wall

Every size keeps the painting's own proportions. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

12 × 18 in 30 × 46 cm

Three-seat sofa, 84 in wide × 34 in tall (213 × 86 cm)

Size	Metric	Where it works
12 × 18 in	30 × 46 cm	Small and close-up: a shelf, a desk or a bedside table, or one of a pair on a narrow wall.
16 × 24 in	41 × 61 cm	Plays well with others: the middle of a gallery wall, a pair side by side, or a hallway on its own.
20 × 30 in	51 × 76 cm	Plays well with others: the middle of a gallery wall, a pair side by side, or a hallway on its own.
24 × 36 in	61 × 91 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.

Rule of thumb: choose art about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it.

12 × 18 in30 × 46 cm 16 × 24 in41 × 61 cm 20 × 30 in51 × 76 cm 24 × 36 in61 × 91 cm

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This print is Prussian blue water against greens, ochres and browns, and a flat copy loses the streams in the fall. Our Hokusai Kirifuri waterfall print was graded so every stream stays crisp, the blues stay deep and the forest stays warm.

Canvas, framed or paper

Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.

Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.

Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.

Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.

Sizes

12x18 inch, 16x24 inch, 20x30 inch, 24x36 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

On your wall

Its tall shape suits a hallway, a bathroom, a study or a narrow wall. The blues, greens and ochres look fresh with white, navy and natural wood, and a natural or black frame suits it.

About the painting

Kirifuri Waterfall at Mount Kurokami by Hokusai

A tour of waterfalls

Around 1833, in his seventies, Hokusai made eight prints of famous waterfalls, A Tour of the Waterfalls of the Provinces. It was the first series of Japanese prints about falling water, and every print stands upright. The falls were places pilgrims visited.

A living waterfall

Kirifuri is one of the two highlights of the set. The water splits into dozens of streams that spread and reach down the rock, like fingers, and one writer called it a fierce alien with tentacles. At the bottom, small pilgrims stop to look up.

From Paris to Chicago

Hokusai was a Buddhist and believed that spirits live in nature, and his waterfalls feel alive. One impression of this print once belonged to Théodore Duret, the Paris critic who championed Manet and the Impressionists. It is now in the Art Institute of Chicago.

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This waterfall looks almost alive, reaching down the rock like fingers.

Around 1833, Katsushika Hokusai is in his seventies. He has made his name with views of Mount Fuji, and now he tries something new: waterfalls.

The series has eight prints. It's the first set of Japanese prints ever made about falling water, and every one stands upright.

The falls he chooses are places that pilgrims visit.

Hokusai is a Buddhist, and he lives with the old belief that spirits live in nature, in rocks, in trees, in water.

At Kirifuri, the water splits into dozens of streams that spread and reach down the cliff. One writer called it a fierce alien, with tentacles.

He paints it in the new Prussian blue, against greens, yellows and browns.

At the bottom, a few small pilgrims stop and look up.

One impression of this print once belonged to Théodore Duret, the Paris critic who stood up for Manet and the Impressionists. Today it's in the Art Institute of Chicago.

Look at the streams of water, and the tiny people at the foot.

Kirifuri Waterfall. Katsushika Hokusai, about 1833.

Hokusai as an Old Man, after a drawing attributed to Hokusai. Woodblock print, 1900. Freer Gallery of Art.

The artist

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849 · Ukiyo-e

Japanese painter and printmaker of the Edo period, who worked for some seventy years and signed his work under many names. He was in his seventies when Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji appeared, the series that carried his name around the world.

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The original

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Date: c. 1833
Medium: Colour woodblock print on paper
Where it hangs today: Impressions at the Art Institute of Chicago and others
Originals: One impression of a print made in many
Original size: About 38 × 25 cm

Graded against the original: true to the artist’s colours, brought back to life for your wall.

How each piece is brought to life

Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.

Graded against the original

We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you

Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall

It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.

Questions

Is this the original painting?

No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.

Will the colour look flat?

This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.

Will the edges be cropped?

Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.

Which size is right for my wall?

Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.

How long does it take?

Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.

What if it arrives damaged?

Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.

Can I return it?

Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.