Question

This artist details how to break figures into elementary shapes, colors, and strokes in each of the three parts of his manual Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawings. (15[1])Towards the end of his life, this artist painted an animal resembling a shishi featuring oddly connecting stripes “in the Snow.” This artist painted scenes of men at a stream “Fishing by Torchlight” and another depicting a whaling party in his Oceans of Wisdom series. (15[1])Rippling clouds against a prussian blue sky are depicted in this artist’s (*) Fine Wind, Clear Morning. (10[1])This artist used five yellow lines (-5[1])to depict a natural event in Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit. Three boats are shown traveling through a stormy sea in the best known work by this artist. For 10 points, name this ukiyo-e artist whose Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Katsushika Hokusai
<SP, Painting and Sculpture>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthColumbia Ly-α2615
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRIT7115
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester C8710
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B93-5
Ethan MaddoxRochester BRochester A1400

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2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y475%50%25%61.33
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%50%0%70.38