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." ...
Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World will feature paintings and woodblock prints from the Edo Period in Japan, one of the most recognizable of which is Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa." ...
Born in 1760, Katsushika Hokusai took the medium known as ukiyo-e to new artistic heights and ... with his masterpiece "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" now gracing the back of the nation's 1,000 ...