Hokusai's Daughter

Born as the third daughter of Katsushika Hokusai, one of the world's leading painters in Japan's ukiyo-e world, O-Ei (later Katsushika Oi) continued to support Hokusai as a disciple for about 30 years from her 20s. It is said that most of Hokusai's paintings in his later years were finished by O-Ei. However, her life is still shrouded in mystery, as there are few documents about her life and she disappeared after Hokusai's death. In addition, O-Ei was a very rare female artist at the time, leaving behind ukiyo-e prints with a completely different image from Hokusai's as Katsushika Oi, a painting name bestowed on her by her father.