Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, which includes the iconic print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
'The art in this book is as crisp as the original woodblock printings' - Imagine FX 'This beautiful set of three allows us to indulge in the elegance and beauty of [Hokusai's] illustrations from 1814' - .cent