Discover story behind the "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" woodprint series; "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai. It is not just a huge wave and Mt. Fuji, the boat caught in the wave have a reason.
The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa', c1829-1831, from the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Source: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images HOKUSAI, directed by Hajime Hashimoto ...
For 20 years now, Swords' house in Camberwell, south London, has had a copy of Hokusai's Great Wave (or Under the Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its actual title) painted across its back.
Formally titled Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa), the print comes from Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of ...
However, unlike the picture of Kim K crying, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its full name, was one of the first images to go viral. Angus Lockyer describes Katsushika Hokusai's Great Wave.
‘Under the Wave off Kanagawa’, or more commonly ... is the work of great ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Recently on September 18, as part of its Asia Week New York, Bonhams ...
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This print has two names: 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' and 'The Great Wave'. Hokusai used a type of printing called woodblock printing. Woodblock printing began in Japan and is one of the oldest ...
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