The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Wikipedia
The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏, Hepburn: Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura, lit. ' Under the Wave off Kanagawa ') [a] is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history.
The Great Wave by Hokusai | The Art Institute of Chicago
Japanese, 1760-1849. Katsushika Hokusai’s much celebrated series, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei), was begun in 1830, when the artist was 70 years old. This tour-de-force series established the popularity of landscape prints, which continues to this day.
The Great Wave: Anatomy of an Icon - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
One print in the series, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (commonly known as The Great Wave), has become a global icon, synonymous in both the East and the West not only with the artist, Hokusai, but with Japanese art in general.
Katsushika Hokusai | Under the Wave off Kanagawa ...
Hokusai cleverly played with perspective to make Japan’s grandest mountain appear as a small triangular mound within the hollow of the cresting wave. The artist became famous for his landscapes created using a palette of indigo and imported Prussian blue.
10+ Things to Know about The Great Wave - The Art Institute of Chicago
Aug 27, 2024 · The Great Wave is one of a series of prints designed by Hokusai that feature views of Mount Fuji. Though rather diminutive in The Great Wave , the famous peak and still-active volcano is central to the print and the entire series, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji , which captures the mountain from various angles, in different seasons, and in all ...
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1831 - Katsushika Hokusai
Aug 7, 2020 · The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏, Kanagawa-oki nami ura, "Under a wave off Kanagawa"), also known as The Great Wave or simply The Wave, is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1829 and 1833 in the late Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of ...
Hokusai's Iconic "Great Wave" - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Known for his ingenuity in creating striking designs through the clever use of perspective, Hokusai here shows Japan's tallest peak, Mount Fuji, as a small triangle in the distance, seen beneath a cresting wave—a symbol of nature's power.
The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa - Katsushika Hokusai
This iconic composition comes from the golden age of Japanese woodblock printmaking. Hokusai manages, through the clever and dramatic manipulation of space, to dwarf Japan's snow-capped Mt. Fuji...
Hokusai - Wikipedia
Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, c. 31 October 1760 – 10 May 1849), known mononymously as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. [1] His woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji includes the iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa.Hokusai was instrumental in developing ukiyo-e …
Seeing Triple: The Great Wave by Hokusai - The Art Institute of Chicago
Apr 3, 2019 · Titled Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), it is known as simply The Great Wave. With its bold linear design, striking juxtapositions, and simple use of color, The Great Wave is one of the most compelling …