Toto Meisho Ichiran
Medium
Woodblock printed book, one volume
Classification
book
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
216963
Rights
Public Domain
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...