Hokusai

Biography

Katsushika Hokusai was born on October 31, 1760, in Honjo, Japan, and died on May 10, 1849, in Asakusa. He was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, illustrator, and engraver active during the Edo period. Throughout his career, Hokusai worked under many pseudonyms. His work primarily focused on the ukiyo-e and portrait genres. He participated in the cultural movements of Japonism, Kasei culture, and ukiyo-e. Hokusai's occupations included ukiyo-e artist, graphic artist, engraver, designer, architectural draftsman, visual arts worker, draughtsman, xylographer, artist, arts professional, and illustrator. Among his notable works are "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," "The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife," "Hokusai Manga," "Ehon Chūkyō," "A Tour of the Waterfalls of the Provinces," "Oceans of Wisdom," "Watermelon," and "Great Daruma." His contributions have been recognized worldwide, particularly in the West, where he is regarded as one of the most famous Japanese engravers and a master of the concluding period of Japanese xylography.