Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai was a great master of floral painting. Katsushika Hokusai was born in 1760 in today's Tokyo. During his life he traveled a lot. The series of "36 views of Mount Fuji" has become his most popular piece. In his native land, his works are considered to be everyday graphics, but in Europe his work has contributed to Japan, which inspired artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and many others.