Katsushika Hokusai

Hokusai is one of the best known of the 19th century Japanese woodblock print artists. His "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1831)" is his signature series and includes the iconic print "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" created during the 1820s.

There are numerous online sources with addiitional details on the artist's life and illustrating his works.