A MAN WITH MANY NAMES
Hokusai was born in the Katsushika district of Edo, which is now modern-day Tokyo. At the time, Edo was the biggest city in the world with a population of around one million people. Hokusai’s childhood name was Tokitarō. Throughout his lifetime, he was known by at least thirty names. It was common for artists to use multiple names, and each of Hokusai’s names was related to his changing artistic styles.
ARTISAN’S APPRENTICE
Born to a family of artisans, Hokusai’s father was a mirror-maker. By age six, Hokusai began painting, and at fourteen, he became an apprentice to a wood-carver. By eighteen, Hokusai started working ...
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