Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, c. 31 October 1760 – 10 May 1849), known mononymously as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. …

Hokusai is widely recognized as one of Japan's greatest artists, having modernized traditional print styles through his innovations in subject and composition. His work celebrated Japan as …

Mar 21, 2025 · Hokusai (born October 1760, Edo [now Tokyo], Japan—died May 10, 1849, Edo) was a Japanese master artist and printmaker of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) …

Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, listen (help·info), c. October 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by …

Hokusai spent the majority of his life in the capital of Edo, now Tokyo, and lived in a staggering 93 separate residences. Despite this frenetic movement, he produced tens of thousands of …

Mar 15, 2022 · Katsushika Hokusai is often credited as the most famous Japanese artist in the world. His prints were sought after throughout his life until this very day. Without Hokusai’s …

Thanks to the popularity of works like the instantly recognizable Great Wave —cited everywhere from book covers and Lego sets to anime and emoji—Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) has …

The Sumida Hokusai Museum (すみだ北斎美術館, Sumida Hokusai Bijutsukan) is a museum dedicated to the ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, commonly referred to as Hokusai. His most …

Offered in Japanese and Korean Art on 18 March 2025 at Christie’s in New York. No one knows for certain, but Katsushika Hokusai is thought to have been born on 30 October 1760 — the …

Jan 17, 2018 · Who was Katsushika Hokusai? Believed to have been born on October 30, 1760 (even he wasn’t completely sure), Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter, and printmaker Katsushika …