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Katsushika Hokusai

Self portrait at the age of eighty-three.
Image Public Domain.

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Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Nationality: Japanese

Dates:
Born: October 31, 1760; Tokyo, Japan
Died: May 10, 1849; Tokyo, Japan

Movement: Edo period (1603–1867)

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