Katsushika Hokusai was born on October 31, 1760[1], in Honjo[2]. He died on May 10, 1849[3], in Asakusa[4]. He worked as a painter[5], xylographer[6], illustrator[7], ukiyo-e artist[8], and artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,715 views/month, #5,582 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji[39], The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife[40], Hokusai Manga[41], Ehon Chūkyō[42], A Tour of the Waterfalls of the Provinces[43], Oceans of Wisdom[44], Watermelon[45], Great Daruma[46], The Great Wave off Kanagawa[47], Fine Wind, Clear Morning[48]
Things named for Katsushika Hokusai include Hokusai[60].
Why It Matters
Katsushika Hokusai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
He has been cited as an influence by Vincent van Gogh[63], a painter[64], 1853–1890[65], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[66], specialised in painting[67]; Claude Monet[68], a painter[69], 1840–1926[70], of France[71], specialised in painting[72]; Paul Gauguin[73], a painter[74], 1848–1903[75], of France[76], specialised in painting[77]; Gustave Courbet[78], a painter[79], 1819–1877[80], of France[81], awarded the Salon of French Artists[82], specialised in painting[83]; Pierre Bonnard[84], a painter[85], 1867–1947[86], of France[87], specialised in painting[88]; and Utagawa Hiroshige[89], a painter[90], 1797–1858[91], of Japan[92], specialised in ukiyo-e[93].
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