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Fall 2009 Artists’ Biographies Hokusai, Self-portrait as an Old Man, 1839, woodblock Hokusai Hokusai was born in 1760 into an artisan family in Japan. He was born with the name Tokitaro. His name was changed many times throughout his life because it was common in Japan for an artist to change his name. However, his changed more than usual. At twelve years old he was sent by his father to work at a book shop. This is where his interest with printmaking started. At fourteen he became an apprentice to a wood-carver, where he worked till he was eighteen. This was good practice for him for carving his future woodblocks. He was then accepted into the studio of Katsukawa Shunsho, an artist of ukiyo-e, a style of woodblock prints and paintings. After a year his first name changed to Shunro. Under this name he published his first series of prints in 1779. Shunsho died in 1793 and Hokusai began to explore other styles of art such as European styles. Soon he was expelled from his school, for unknown reasons. He said that his embarrassment inspired him to work harder. He then became more focused on landscapes. He became associated with the Tawaraya School and adopted the name Tawaraya Sori. In 1798, after producing a large amount of brush paintings, he gave his name to a pupil. For the first time he was a free artist, not affiliated with any school. He adopted the name Hokusai Tomisa. Hokusai, Mount Fuji in Clear Weather, 1837, color woodblock By 1800 he changed his name to the one that he is now known by, Katsushika Hokusai. He then published two collections of landscapes and began to attract students. Over the next decade he became increasingly popular. In 1807 he paired with a novelist to produce images for books. They had artistic differences and had to stop working together. However, the publisher kept Hokusai on the project because he felt images were more important than words. In 1811, at age 51, he changed his name yet again to Taito and created the Hokusai Manga. The Manga were art manuals that were very popular at the time. He published 12 volumes. In 1820 he changed his name to Listu; this name marked the start of the period in which he secured his fame in Japan. During this period he produced the famous 36 Views of Mount Fuji, which included the Great Wave of Kanagawa. 15
Fall 2009 Artists’ Biographies Hokusai, The Great Wave of Kanagawa, 1832, color woodblock Then in 1834 tragedy hit. A fire burned down Hokusai’s studio. He was old at this time and younger artists were starting to over-shadow him but he never stopped making art. He died in 1849 and on his death bed he said that he just wanted five more years so he could produce a few more pieces. After his death his fame grew throughout the world and he is still thought of as one of the greatest Japanese artists. 16
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