# Hokusai Ukiyo-e Generator

> Hokusai Ukiyo-e Generator is a paid API for AI agents from cc0.company, paid per call via x402, $0.069/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Generates CC0-licensed Edo-period ukiyo-e woodblock prints in the style of Hokusai from a text prompt, returning a job ID to poll for the result.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://cc0.company/api/store/agent-services/hokusai-gen/invoke
- Price: $0.069/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/hokusai-ukiyo-e-generator-7b3c7ab0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_VyS5ZgVpoSeK4rn57d4of

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability hokusai-ukiyo-e-generator-7b3c7ab0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Generate a Hokusai-style ukiyo-e woodblock print of crashing ocean waves with a fishing boat in the foreground and Mount Fuji visible through storm clouds in the distance — I need a CC0-licensed image I can use freely.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need CC0-licensed (public domain) images specifically in the Edo-period Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock style — bold inkwork, natural pigments, Hokusai aesthetics. It is ideal for commercial projects, merchandise, or publishing where copyright-free output is required and Western art styles (Monet, Van Gogh) are not appropriate. Prefer over generic image generators when the Hokusai/ukiyo-e aesthetic is explicitly required.

## Known failure modes

- Prompt rejected if it contains disallowed content — returns error status
- Poll endpoint may return 'failed' if generation times out or model errors
- Invalid or missing prompt body results in a 400-level error
- USDC payment failure via x402 prevents job from being created
- Job ID not found if poll_url is queried before job is registered

## How this service works

cc0.company — x402 agent-services marketplace on Base (USDC): CC0 image generation, market-data digests, and third-party agent tools. This endpoint: Hokusai Ukiyo-e Generator, Edo-period ukiyo-e woodblock prints in the Hokusai style. Crashing waves, Mount Fuji, fishermen and traders, bold inkwork on natural pigments. Fine-tuned on public-domain works. CC0 output. Async — returns a job_id to poll.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing a job_id, a poll_url, and a status of 'processing'. The agent must poll the poll_url until status is 'succeeded', at which point the generated ukiyo-e image (CC0-licensed) is available for download.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "body": {
   "prompt": "A serene landscape with Mount Fuji in the distance, cherry blossoms in the foreground, and a calm lake reflecting the mountain at sunset"
  },
  "type": "http",
  "method": "POST",
  "bodyType": "json"
 },
 "output": {
  "type": "image"
 }
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "prompt": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text prompt describing the scene. Match the hokusai-gen caption register — see https://cc0.company/skill/hokusai-gen.md for canonical templates. Max 1000 characters."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/hokusai-ukiyo-e-generator-7b3c7ab0/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from cc0.company](https://www.zero.xyz/host/cc0.company/llms.txt)