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His studio and his works were destroyed by a fire in 1839. He spent his last few years in Obuse, currently in Nagano Prefecture. Those years saw him produce some of his best-known works, such as ‘Masculine Wave,’ ‘Feminine Wave,’ and ‘Ducks in a Stream’ (published when he was 87).
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Hokusai was married twice in his life and he fathered two sons and three daughters. His youngest daughter Ei, also known as Ōi, eventually became an artist in her own right, having assisted her...
In 1839, a fire destroyed Hokusai's studio and much of his work. By this time, his career was beginning to fade as younger artists such as Andō Hiroshige became increasingly popular. At the age of 83, Hokusai traveled to Obuse in Shinano Province (now Nagano Prefecture ) at the invitation of a wealthy farmer, Takai Kozan, where he stayed for ...
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- The Legacy of Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai was born in 1760 under the name of Kawamura Tokitaro and brought up by Isa Nakajima, a mirror maker for the Shogun. There is little known of Hokusai's early life, with suggestions that his mother was a concubine and that he was adopted by Nakajima at birth. Hokusai's childhood was spent in an artisan's community of wooden houses ...
In the 1790s, Hokusai parted ways with the Katsukawa school more definitively, having been expelled by Katsukawa's chief disciple following their master's death in 1793. He began to explore European traditions, acquiring French and Dutch copper engravings and experimenting with linear perspective. His work caught the eye of Utagawa Toyoharu, who in...
Hokusai firmly believed that he would improve as an artist as he grew older and posthumous critics have agreed that this was the case. In 1830, he published Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, pushing Ukiyo-e in the direction of landscape, and in 1831 published One Hundred Ghost Stories. He changed his name, at this point, to Iitsu, meaning "one year o...
Hokusai had a broad impact in his own lifetime and subsequently, with his influence spanning to the present day. Within Japan, his contributions moved Ukiyo-e from focusing on scenes of city life to landscapes and led to greater experimentation and change in approaches to perspective; Hokusai's approach was continued by Utagawa Hiroshige, who produ...
- October 31, 1760
- May 10, 1849
Sep 28, 2024 · Quick Facts. In full: Katsushika Hokusai. Professional names: Shunrō, Sōri, Kakō, Taito, Gakyōjin, Iitsu, and Manji. Born: October 1760, Edo [now Tokyo], Japan. Died: May 10, 1849, Edo (aged 88) Movement / Style: uki-e. ukiyo-e.
Discover the key moments in the life of Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), one of Japan’s best-loved and most inventive artists. Follow his remarkable journey from lowly apprentice to rising star painting before the shogun.
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Mar 15, 2022 · He lived there for many years with his daughter who was also an artist. But in 1839, their lodgings were burned in a neighborhood fire. Hokusai and his daughter escaped the house through a window with only their paintbrushes. Thousands of his works are said to have been lost in the fire.
