Katsushika Hokusai

Summary

Katsushika Hokusai is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Honjo^[2]. He was born on October 31, 1760^[3]. He passed away in Asakusa^[4]. He died on May 10, 1849^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6], xylographer^[7], illustrator^[8], ukiyo-e artist^[9], and artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,513 views/month, #5,582 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Honjo^[2], Katsushika Hokusai…
• Katsushika Hokusai's place of birth was Honjo^[12].
• Katsushika Hokusai passed away in Asakusa^[4].
• Katsushika Hokusai was born on October 31, 1760^[3].
• Katsushika Hokusai died on May 10, 1849^[5].
• A child of Katsushika Hokusai was Katsushika Ōi^[13].
• A child of Katsushika Hokusai was Katsushika Tatsujo^[14].
• Katsushika Hokusai held citizenship in Japan^[15].
• Katsushika Hokusai is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group^[16].
• Katsushika Hokusai's professions included painter^[6].
• Katsushika Hokusai's professions included xylographer^[7].
• Katsushika Hokusai worked as an illustrator^[8].
• Katsushika Hokusai worked as an ukiyo-e artist^[9].
• Katsushika Hokusai's professions included artist^[10].
• Katsushika Hokusai's professions included graphic artist^[17].
• Katsushika Hokusai's field of work was ukiyo-e^[18].
• Katsushika Hokusai's field of work was painting^[19].
• Katsushika Hokusai's field of work was visual arts^[20].
• Katsushika Hokusai's field of work was wood engraving technique^[21].
• Katsushika Hokusai's field of work was graphics^[22].
• Katsushika Hokusai's field of work was illustration^[23].
• A notable student of Katsushika Hokusai was Katsushika Taito II^[24].
• A notable student of Katsushika Hokusai was Yashima Gakutei^[25].
• A notable student of Katsushika Hokusai was Numata Gessai^[26].
• A notable student of Katsushika Hokusai was Untaishi Torai^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Honjo^[2]. Katsushika Hokusai was born on October 31, 1760^[3]. He is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6], xylographer^[7], illustrator^[8], ukiyo-e artist^[9], artist^[10], and graphic artist^[17]. Fields of work include ukiyo-e^[18], an art genre^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1700^[30]; painting^[19], a method^[31]; visual arts^[20], a type of arts^[32]; wood engraving technique^[21], an artistic technique^[33]; graphics^[22], a method^[34]; and illustration^[23], an activity^[35]. Notable students include Katsushika Taito II^[24], an ukiyo-e artist^[36], 1810–1853^[37], of Tokugawa shogunate^[38]; Yashima Gakutei^[25]; Numata Gessai^[26]; Untaishi Torai^[27]; Hyakuju Raizan^[39]; and Gasanjin^[40].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji^[41], a series of prints^[42], founded in 1830^[43]; The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife^[44], a woodcut print^[45], founded in 1820^[46]; Hokusai Manga^[47], a series of prints^[48], founded in 1814^[49]; Ehon Chūkyō^[50]; A Tour of the Waterfalls of the Provinces^[51], a series of prints^[52]; and Oceans of Wisdom^[53], a series of prints^[54], in Japan^[55], founded in 1834^[56]. Things named for Katsushika Hokusai include Hokusai^[57].

Personal Life

Children include Katsushika Ōi^[13], a painter^[58], 1800–1866^[59], of Japan^[60], specialised in ukiyo-e^[61] and Katsushika Tatsujo^[14], a painter^[62], of Japan^[63].

Death and Burial

Katsushika Hokusai died on May 10, 1849^[5]. He passed away in Asakusa^[4].

Why It Matters

Katsushika Hokusai ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,513 views/month, #5,582 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

He has been cited as an influence by Vincent van Gogh^[66], a painter^[67], 1853–1890^[68], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[69], specialised in painting^[70]; Claude Monet^[71], a painter^[72], 1840–1926^[73], of France^[74], specialised in painting^[75]; Paul Gauguin^[76], a painter^[77], 1848–1903^[78], of France^[79], specialised in painting^[80]; Gustave Courbet^[81], a painter^[82], 1819–1877^[83], of France^[84], awarded the Salon of French Artists^[85], specialised in painting^[86]; Pierre Bonnard^[87], a painter^[88], 1867–1947^[89], of France^[90], specialised in painting^[91]; and Utagawa Hiroshige^[92], a painter^[93], 1797–1858^[94], of Japan^[95], specialised in ukiyo-e^[96].

Entities named for him include Hokusai^[57].

FAQs

Where was Katsushika Hokusai born?

Katsushika Hokusai was born in Honjo^[2].

Where did Katsushika Hokusai die?

Katsushika Hokusai died in Asakusa^[4].

What did Katsushika Hokusai do for work?

Katsushika Hokusai worked as painter^[6], xylographer^[7], illustrator^[8], ukiyo-e artist^[9], and artist^[10].

Who did Katsushika Hokusai influence?

Katsushika Hokusai has been cited as an influence by Vincent van Gogh^[66], Claude Monet^[71], Paul Gauguin^[76], and Gustave Courbet^[81].