Dream Of The Fisherman's Wife By Katsushika Hokusai
From the 17th through 19th centuries artists in Japan start producing woodblock prints portraying subjects of kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers, history and folk tale scenes; landscapes and female beauties. The ukiyo genre of art led way into the hedonistic lifestyle of the merchant class, who engaged in self-indulgence and pleasure. One of the most well known artists from this period, Katsushika Hokusai, was a painter and printmaker who created many iconic prints. He created numerous works that fall into the Shunga painting collection. Shunga, a type of ukiyo-e art, is the expression for Japanese erotic art. This erotic art is seen in one of Hokusia’s most well known prints, The Dream of the Fisherman’s wife. This woodblock printed design