Ōkubo Jun’ichi

Art historian. Director of the Sumida Hokusai Museum and the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts. Born in Tokushima Prefecture in 1959. Completed his doctorate in literature at the University of Tokyo. Previously held positions at Tokyo National Museum, Atomi University, and the National Museum of Japanese History. Works include Karā hanga: Hokusai (Color Woodblock Prints: Hokusai), Ukiyo-e shuppanron: Tairyō seisan, shōhi sareru “bijutsu” (A Theory of Ukiyo-e Publishing: Art for Mass Production and Consumption, and Japanorojī korekushon: Utamaro (Japanology Collection: Utamaro).