Written by
in
Katsushika Hokusai died 170 years ago
via Medium: https://medium.com/open-glam/the-great-wave-what-hokusais-masterpiece-tells-us-about-museums-copyright-and-online-da0f25bd4ed2
During the lifetime of Hokusai, copyright legislation did not exist in Japan. Some anti-piracy measures were in place, however.