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Katsushika Hokusai

ANDRES FELIPE SANCHEZ AGUILAR

 Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai was born on October 31,
1760 in Edo, the former capital of Japan, now
known as Tokyo.
He began his artistic training at an early age. At
age 14 he began apprenticeship with
Katsukawa Shunshō, a teacher of the
Katsukawa school, famous for his ukiyo-e prints.
During this period he learned the techniques of
wood engraving, as well as painting and drawing.
Hokusai had a rocky start trying to make a name for himself and establish his own
artistic identity. Early in his career, he made kabuki prints and illustrations for
books, but his work was strongly influenced by that of his teacher Katsukawa
Shunshō and the other artists of the Katsukawa school. Determined to find his own
way and his perseverance bore fruit for him, and at the beginning of the 19th
century he began to experience his first successes. Hokusai's early successes
included series of prints such as "Hokusai Manga" and "A Tour of Provincial
Waterfalls." "Hokusai Manga", a collection of sketches and drawings, was
published in 15 volumes between 1814 and 1878 and was very popular in Japan.
"A Tour of Provincial Waterfalls", published in 1832, is a series of landscapes
depicting waterfalls in different regions of Japan.
His most famous work is the well-known The Great Wave off Kanagawa
(Kanagawa-oki Nami-ura): this iconic
engraving, made around 1830-1833, is
part of the "Thirty-six Views of Mount
Fuji" series. It depicts a huge wave
threatening ships off Sagami Bay, with
Mount Fuji in the background.
Hokusai is a pioneer in the creation of
what we know today as manga with his
book Hokusai manga, which are
sequences of illustrations telling a story.