
Hokusai (1760-1849) was an extraordinarily prolific Japanese master artist & printmaker of the ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world') school More than 150 years after his death his legacy remains as important as any Western painter's Hokusai's work inspired a roll-call of great artists including Van Gogh Renoir Monet Gauguin Manet Degas & Klimt as well as craftsmen & architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright This book features six meticulously crafted pop-ups of his most famous works The Great Wave; Chrysanthemums; The Bridge; Waterfall; Phoenix; & Sudden Gust of Wind