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Who made it?
Who made “Lake Suwa in Shinano province”?
“Lake Suwa in Shinano province” was made by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831.
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Ukiyo-e · Print
What to look for
Katsushika Hokusai: bold outlines, flat colour and Prussian blue; Mount Fuji from every angle, giant curling waves and everyday Edo life.
Katsushika Hokusai (c. 31 October 1760 – 10 May 1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. His woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji includes the iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Wikipedia
Test yourself: a round on Katsushika Hokusai
More by Katsushika Hokusai
- “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”, 1830–1833
- “The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife”, 1820
- “Fine Wind, Clear Morning”, 1830s
- “Lightnings below the summit”, 1831
- “Kajikazawa in Kai province”, 1831
- “Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa”, 1831
- “Sundai, Edo”, 1831
- “Dragon flying over Mount Fuji”, 1849