What is Hokusai's full name?
Katsushika Hokusai
Hokusai date of birth:
October 31, 1760
How old was Hokusai when died?
88
Where was Hokusai born?
Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan
When did Hokusai die?
May 10, 1849
Where did Hokusai die?
Tokyo, Japan
What is Hokusai nationality?
Japanese
What is Hokusai's occupation?
Artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker
Short Biography
Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, listen , October 31, 1760 (exact date questionable) – May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting. 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.