“If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter.” — Hokusai Katsushika Copy Share Image
“I have been in love with painting ever since I became conscious of it at the age of six. I drew some pictures I thought fairly good when I was fifty, but really nothing I did before the age of… — Hokusai Katsushika Copy Share Image
“From the age of 6 I had a mania for drawing the shapes of things. When I was 50 I had published a universe of designs. But all I have done before the the age of 70 is not worth bothering with. At 75 I'll have learned something of the pattern of nature, of animals, of plants, of trees, birds,… — Hokusai Katsushika Copy Share
“If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter.” — Hokusai Katsushika Copy Share Image
“I have been in love with painting ever since I became conscious of it at the age of six. I drew some pictures I… — Hokusai Katsushika Copy Share Image
“I have drawn things since I was six. All that I made before the age of sixty-five is not worth counting. At seventy-three I… — Hokusai Katsushika Copy Share Image
