Kajikasawa in de provincie Kai
Katsushika Hokusai
1829 - 1833
Medium
nishiki-e
Dimensions
249; 368
About this artwork
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai · 1760–1849
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) stands as one of history's most influential artists, a Japanese master who revolutionized the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition and profoundly shaped Western art. Born in the Katsushika district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to an artisan family, Hokusai lived through nearly nine decades of extraordinary creative evolution, adopting over thirty different artistic names t...