Three (Women) Calligraphers (Sanpitsu) at a Calligraphy Reunion (Shokai)
Katsushika Hokusai
1800-10
Medium
Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions
19.9 × 27.7 cm (7 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81216
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...