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Katsushika Hokusai
The masters' master

Katsushika Hokusai, The Artists
Portrait of Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist born on October 31, 1760. Hokusai contributed to the Edo Period movement and died on May 10, 1849.

Courtesan Asleep, Katsushika Hokusai

Courtesan Asleep 1800

The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, Katsushika Hokusai

The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife 1814

Amida Waterfall on the Kisokaido Road, Katsushika Hokusai

Amida Waterfall on the Kisokaido Road 1827

Fuji from Goten-yama, at Shinagawa on the Tôkaidô, Katsushika Hokusai

Fuji from Goten-yama, at Shinagawa on the Tôkaidô 1830

Small Red Blossoms on a Vine, Katsushika Hokusai

Small Red Blossoms on a Vine 1830

Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment, Katsushika Hokusai

Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment 1830

Kohada Koheiji, Katsushika Hokusai

Kohada Koheiji 1831

Ushibori in Hitachi Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Ushibori in Hitachi Province 1830 – 1831

Fujimigahara in Owari Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Fujimigahara in Owari Province 1830 – 1832

The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami, Katsushika Hokusai

The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami 1832

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai

The Great Wave off Kanagawa 1830 – 1832

Fishing by Torchlight in Kai Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Fishing by Torchlight in Kai Province 1833

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, The ArtistsPortrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ghosts, madness, and the blood-soaked end of feudalism

1839 – 1892
Katsushika Ōi, The ArtistsPortrait of Katsushika Ōi

Katsushika Ōi

The other half of Hokusai

1800 – 1866
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Artists

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

An underdog artist pits monsters vs. superheroes

1797 – 1861
17011900

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