Which artist created the series 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji'?

Katsushika Hokusai created the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.”

Produced around 1830–1832, the series presents Mount Fuji from different places, seasons, and weather conditions. Although its title promises thirty-six images, publisher Nishimura Yohachi eventually issued 46 prints: the original 36 plus 10 additions after the series became successful.

The best-known image is “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” commonly called “The Great Wave.” Other famous prints include “Fine Wind, Clear Morning,” or “Red Fuji,” and “Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit.” Hokusai’s series helped make landscape printing a major subject in ukiyo-e.

A common mix-up is confusing Hokusai’s series with Utagawa Hiroshige’s later “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” Hiroshige did create a series with that title, but Hokusai is the artist associated with the celebrated original and with “The Great Wave.” Hokusai’s designs were carved into multiple woodblocks, with separate blocks often used for different colours.