Hokusai lifework app for iPhone and iPad

Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, October 31, 1760 (exact date questionable) – May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景 Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c. 1831) which includes the internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s.

Meet the Japanese Master who had influence on Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet. We are proud to present Hokusai lifework, compatible for iPhone. Hokusai lifework features the Greatest Paintings from the Greatest Japanese Artist of all time, Katsushika Hokusai, in 4 categories. Download & Experience the very best Japanese paintings on your iPhone.

CATEGORIES
1 Mountains 山
2 Water 水
3 People 人
4 Plants 植物

FEATURES
- Zoom in/out, Slideshow
- Save, Bookmark, Email
- Wikipedia Articles (when applicable)
- Background Music

Music Credit:
Marc ANDRÉ - Sur la route de la vie

Who is Hokusai?
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 is the all-time greatest ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period in Japan. He was born in 1760 and became best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景 Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c. 1831) which includes the internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s.
Hokusais work and painting style influenced great number of Western artists such as Manet, Pierre Bonnard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Mary Cassatt, Degas, Renoir, James McNeill Whistler, Claude Monet, Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro, Paul Gaugin, Aubrey Beardsley, and Gustav Klimt.