ThelegacyoftheundisputedmasterofUkiyo-e,fromhisartisticevolutionstotheinfluenceonandofhisfollowersTheundisputedmasterofukiyo-e,KatsushikaHokusai(1760-1849)iscelebratednotonlyforhisseriesThirty-sixViewsofMountFujibutalsoforhisgreatversatilityexpressedinhistreatmentofalltypesofsubjects:fromlandscapestonature,portraitsofkabukiactors,beautifulwomen,warriorsandevenghostsandspirits,semilegendarybeingsandanimals.Hokusaiisalsoassociatedwithrestlesschange:ofresidence,ofname(morethan30!)andofstyle.Hehaddozensoffollowers,andeachofthemrepresentsanaspectofthemaster’svastoeuvre.TheseincludeShinsai,HokkeiandGakutei,whointurninfluencedthefollowinggenerationofartists.Throughaselectionofover250worksfromtheMunicipalMuseumofChibaandotherJapanesecollections,thispublicationoffersareadingofHokusaithatalsoincludeshislegacy,accompanyingandcomparinghisoutputwiththatofotherswhofollowedinhisfootstepsandgavelifetonewlines,formsandbalancesofcolorwithintheclassicthemesofukiyo-e.
