Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Hokusai was an artist, ukiyo-e painter, and printmaker of the Edo period in Japan, best known for his woodblock series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. His art transformed the genre of ukiyo-e from portraits of court nobles and courtesans into a broader style of art that incorporated landscapes, plants, and animals. This transformation had echoing effects through time, eventually leading to art and manga in Japan today.