Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎?, October or November 1760 – May 10, 1849)[1] was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time, he was Japan's leading expert on Chinese painting.[2] 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 recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s.

Hokusai
北斎
Katsushika Hokusai, in an 1839 self-portrait
Orúkọ àbísọ Tokitarō
時太郎
Bíbí October or November 1760
(1849-05-10)Oṣù Kàrún 10, 1849 (aged 88)
Edo (now Tokyo), Japan
Ilẹ̀abínibí Japanese
Pápá Painting and Ukiyo-e Woodblock Printing
Iṣẹ́ The Great Wave
Influenced by Katsukawa Shunshō, Kanō Masanobu
Influenced Hiroshige
Láàrin orúkọ ará Japan yìí, orúkọ ìdílé ni Katsushika.


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  2. Daniel Atkison and Leslie Stewart. "Life and Art of Katsushika Hokusai" in From the Floating World: Part II: Japanese Relief Prints, catalogue of an exhibition produced by California State University, Chico. Retrieved 9 July 2007; archive link