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Katsushika Hokusai

葛飾北斎 北斎
alternative words: Hokusai Katsushika, Hokusai
keywords: artist , famous person , ukiyoe
related topics: Ukiyoe , Edo period
related web sites: http://www.town.obuse.nagano.jp/hokusai/index/top.html , http://www.matchbox.co.jp/hokusai/hokusai.html , http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/fugaku.htm
explanation: Katsushika Hokusai is an ukiyoe artist of the late Edo period and excels especially in landscapes and beauty portraits. He owned a very strong ego and the composition and the coloration of his pictures show an overflowing talent. The series Fugaku-Sanjyurokkei is his most representative work.


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