葛飾北斎

葛飾 北斎（かつしか ほくさい、葛飾 北齋[1]、宝暦10年9月23日〈1760年10月31日〉? - 嘉永2年4月18日〈1849年5月10日〉）は、江戸時代後期の浮世絵師。化政文化を代表する一人。代表作に『富嶽三十六景』や『北斎漫画』があり、世界的にも著名な画家である。

Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, About this sound listen (help·info), c. October 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period.[1] He was influenced by Sesshū Tōyō and other styles of Chinese painting.[2] Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景 Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c. 1831) which includes the internationally iconic print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Hokusai created the "Thirty-Six Views" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji.[3] It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fine Wind, Clear Morning, that secured Hokusai’s fame both in Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, "Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series".[4] While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition.[5]