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Katsushika Hokusai

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Katsushika Hokusai

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  1. Katsushika Hokusai

  2. Katsushika Hokusai Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was a Japanese painter and wood engraver in Japan. He was trained at the art studio of Katsukawa Shunsho. While he was a student, Hokusai produced tens of thousands of prints, paintings, and illustrations. However, he moved out in 1785, because he did not get along with his teacher.Hokusai's images showed the Japanese countryside, people and legends. Hokusai's prints  influenced many European impressionists artists like Claude Monet,Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.  He is most famous for his series of prints called "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji".  Hokusai was an unusual person, changed his name many times and changed his residence many times. He was  a hard worker and did not care about money or stylish living. He has completed more than 300,000 works, including silk paintings, woodblock prints, picture books, travel drawings, and sketches. He was 89 years old when he died.

  3. Where is Japan?

  4. Fine Wind, Clear Day at Mt Fuji

  5. A Sudden Gust of Wind

  6. Tama River in Musashi Province

  7. The Great Wave of Kanagawa

  8. Fuji From Yoshida on the Tokaido

  9. Warship

  10. What is a landscape? A Landscape is a picture that shows natural scenery. It has 4 main parts: Foreground- The objects in the FRONT of the picture closest to you. Middle Ground- The objects that a little farther away and are in the middle of your picture. Background- The objects that are farthest away and in the back of your picture Horizon Line- Separates the earth from the sky

  11. Background Horizon Line Middle Ground Foreground

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