Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese artist (1760-1849)

† 1849 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Rijksmuseum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 166 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · Art Institute of Chicago · Rijksmuseum · Smithsonian American Art Museum · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Katsushika Hokusai was born on October 31, 1760 in Honjo and died on May 10, 1849 in Asakusa, aged 88. Recorded occupations: painter, xylographer, illustrator, ukiyo-e artist, artist and graphic artist. Country of citizenship: Japan. Associated movements: Japonisme, Kasei culture, ukiyo-e and woodblock printing in Japan. Fields of work: ukiyo-e, painting, visual arts and wood engraving technique. Notable works include “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” and “Oceans of Wisdom”.

At a glance

Born: October 31, 1760 · Honjo
Died: May 10, 1849 · Asakusa
Age at death: 88
Citizenship: Japan
Occupations: painter, xylographer, illustrator, ukiyo-e artist, artist, graphic artist
Movements: Japonisme, Kasei culture, ukiyo-e, woodblock printing in Japan
Notable works: 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
Wikipedia editions: 166 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

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