but you will most likely recognise his most famous works like The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa or Fuji, Mountain in Clear Weather (Red Fuji). Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is widely ...

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.

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.

Created as disposable art circa 1830 the woodblock print of The Great Wave by 70yearold Katsushika Hokusai has earned acclaim and a place of honor in the art world Scholars and critics discuss the ...

Hokusai: Another Story In Tokyo' marks the latest in a series of immersive attractions that have sprung up in the Japanese ...

Japan's iconic ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai left an indelible mark on the art world. We trace the development of "The Great Wave" and the location that inspired "Rainstorm beneath the Summit." ...

Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate. Almost two centuries after its creation, Hokusai’s print is more popular than ever, ...

The 19th-century Japanese printmaker Katsushika Hokusai has long been renowned for the legendary stormy scene depicted in Great Wave. His woodblock print is one of the most reproduced images in ...

Born in 1760, Katsushika Hokusai took the medium known as ukiyo ... with his masterpiece "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" now gracing the back of the nation's 1,000 yen note. His prints became ...