Katsushika Hokusai Research Paper

The Asian wood block print art period started occurring in the 17th into the mid19th century. It first started in japan. The art looked very realistic and a lot of these paintings are quite colorful most of them are prints of japan people or like a japan bridge. The art is very different it’s not like most art. This type of art you have to have patience. Some of the famous artists ,Katsushika Hokusai, he was one of the most famous wood block printers there was. He was highly talented if you look at his work its very nice art work. Katsushika Hokusai his birth date was Oct,31,1760 and he died on May,10,1849 he was 88 years old. Katsushika Hokusai started panting at the age of 6 years old. Hokusai had over 30 different names throughout his life time. At the age of 12 his father sent him to work at a book shop.

,Chikanobu Hashimoto, was a another very famous wood block printer along with ,Hiroshige and here’s one more very famous wood block printer, Ogata gecko, these are all very talented artists. Niigata Prefecture, Japan and he died in 1912. He was 74 when he died. The art of asain wood block printmaking began in the 6th century and it very slowly

Most of this art is realistic but it depends on the artist because some of this art work is not realistic. I think of this art work like real life because the artists take real objects for example people fishing so I imagine of me fishing and it will help me draw the