Brief Biography-Katsushika Hokusai was the foremost ukiyo-e master of his era. When he was twelve, he began training under Katsukawa Shunshō, a teacher of ukiyo-e, in woodblock prints. It was not until 1793, when he left the Katsukawa school, that he adopted his style using landscapes rather than the traditional pictures of women and actors. European art had begun to appear, influencing him, including learnings from the Kanō school. In later years he produced his major work named Hokusai Manga, referred to as Random Sketches which contained fifteen volumes of illustrations of various subjects. The picture In the Well of the Great Wave and many views of Mount Fuji are his most familiar images, particularly in the western world.