An ukiyoe artist from the second half of the Edo period. In addition to "Katsushika Hokusai", he had over 30 other pen names like "Gakyo Rojin" and "Sori". As a painter representing Japan, he had a great influence on foreign painters and musicians such as Gogh and Debussy. Known for his terribly fast brush strokes, he left behind 30,000 works in his lifetime.
