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Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai, known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景, Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c. 1831) which includes the internationally iconic print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Hokusai created the Thirty-Six Views both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji. It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fine Wind, Clear Morning, that secured Hokusai's fame both in Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, "if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series". While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition.

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Shojin tozan

Shojin tozan

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Cucumber or squash and eggplant

Cucumber or squash and eggplant (1790-1840)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Pink flower blossoms on low stalk and two on a tall stalk

Pink flower blossoms on low stalk and two on a tall stalk (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Two men playing a game or gambling, possibly involving dice of some sort

Two men playing a game or gambling, possibly involving dice of some sort (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Unloading Bonito for Market

Unloading Bonito for Market (circa 1802-1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
An Ancient Picture of the Boat Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces

An Ancient Picture of the Boat Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces (early 1830s)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.13

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.13 (19th century)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.51

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.51 (19th century)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (circa 1833)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.33

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples Pl.33 (19th century)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Abalone

Abalone (1821)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Two bats flying

Two bats flying (1830-1850)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Kuwana

Kuwana (1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
The Lantern Ghost, Iwa

The Lantern Ghost, Iwa (1826-1837)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Kanaya

Kanaya (1804)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
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