Goldfinch and Cherry Tree, c.1834 by Katsushika H Postcard

Goldfinch and Cherry Tree, c.1834 by Katsushika H About the author: Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎?, ?October 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period.[1] He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting.[2] 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. Hokusai created the "Thirty-Six Views" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji. (Wikipedia) Katsushika Hokusai, Fine Art, "Japanese Art", Floral & Botanical, Botanical Fine Art, Asian Floral (Fine Art), Cherry Trees, Asian Art, Animals Fine Art, Artists, Ukiyo-e Printmaking, Fine Art by Movement, Animals, Flowers, Trees, Birds