Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the Edo period. His woodblock series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji made him one of the most influential artists in the world.

THE ARTIST

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese Ukiyo-e Artist

City Edo (Tokyo)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the Edo period who worked for more than seventy years.

His series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including The Great Wave off Kanagawa, made him world famous. His work had a huge influence on European artists such as Monet and Van Gogh.

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