Katsushika Hokusai
(1760-1849)
Major Japanese woodblock print artist
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Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, c. 31 October 1760 – 10 May 1849), known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji which includes the internationally iconic print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
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Katsushika Hokusai 31 October 1760 Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan
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10 May 1849 (aged 88) Tokyo, Japan
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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