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Born Kawamura Tokitaro (川村時太郎) in in Edo (present-day Tokyo), Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) was a leading artist and printmaker from the later Edo period (1603-1868). Hokusai is best known as creator of the woodblock print series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," which includes the internationally recognized print, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa". Hokusai was known by many names (approx. 30) during his lifetime, including Fusenkyo Iitsu.

Born: c. 1760
Died: 1849