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Japanese landscape painting spans a thousand years — from Chinese-influenced ink scrolls through the Kanō school's gold-leaf screens to Hokusai's revolutionary ukiyo-e landscapes. A complete visual history.

Every major ukiyo-e master produced shunga. It was respected, collected across all social classes, and given as wedding gifts. Here's the history of Japan's erotic print tradition.

A timeline of Japanese artistic tradition — from prehistoric Jomon pottery to Heian court painting, Zen ink brushwork, ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and modern manga.

He was 89 years old — and still working. His last recorded words were a wish for five more years to paint. What does that tell us about creativity, age, and what art can aspire to?

Hokusai changed his name over 30 times. Each new name was a declaration of reinvention. Here's the complete accounting of every significant identity — and the philosophy behind them.