Katsushika Hokusai
Edo-period printmakter (1760–1849)
Best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai was a pioneer of landscape printmaking. He revolutionized Edo-period art with dynamic compositions, bold colors, and intricate details. His Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series influenced Western art and cemented his legacy as one of Japan’s most celebrated artists.
This video explains what a woodblock print is and how one is made using Hokusai’s Under the Wave Off the Coast of Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave.
This video breaks down what the term nishiki-e means and how it applies to Japanese woodblock prints like Hokusai’s South Wind, Clear Sky, also known as Red Fuji.
Explore the iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa (sometimes called The Great Wave or Under the Wave Off the Coast of Kanagawa) in this conversation between an art historian and a kid
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