Varen op de rivier de Sumida
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1815 - ca. 1820
Medium
nishikie, with blindprinting
Dimensions
250; 382
About this artwork
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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...