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Katsushika Hokusai, ukiyo-e artist
An Edo-period painter and woodblock-print artist, best known for the series 富嶽三十六景 (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji), which includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa. His work strongly influenced European painters of the nineteenth century.
葛飾北斎は浮世絵師だ。
Katsushika Hokusai was an ukiyo-e artist.
Usually called 北斎. The Great Wave print, 神奈川沖浪裏, appears on the new 1,000-yen note issued in 2024 and in the design of Japanese passports.
Common expressions
- 富嶽三十六景: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
- 北斎漫画: Hokusai's sketchbooks of people, animals, and daily life
Cultural note
His prints reached Europe in the nineteenth century and fed the fashion for Japanese art known as Japonisme, influencing Monet, Van Gogh, and Debussy.