The purchase changed his life — and the history of Western art. Monet went on to collect 231 Japanese prints, which greatly ... its name — conjure up a boat with a mere squiggle of the brush.

A massive wave threatens to engulf three fishing boats ... a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai and one of the world’s most iconic pieces of Asian art.

A rare print of “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one of art history’s most ... Wave” depicts three fishing boats battling raging seas in what is today Japan’s Chiba Prefecture.

Hugh Davies has been funded to undertake creative research into game cultures in Japan through Asialink. Hokusai’s The great wave off Kanagawa remains the enduring image of Japanese art.

It's a crucial work for understanding Japanese art—and Japan itself before it ... initiation to the woodblock prints called ukiyo-e. They have long been widely revered: architect Frank Lloyd ...

“I’ve always loved that combination of flat surfaces and pattern, and the composition that is so important in Japanese art,” says Campbell. Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic print, Under the ...

Japanese Prints in Transition, From the Floating World to the Modern World. And curator Lauren Palmor says the discipline required to make the woodblock prints is the magic behind the art.

Ronin Gallery Prices and interest in Japanese art in general and in woodblock prints of the ukiyo-e period in particular have fluctuated significantly over the years, he said. “Originally ...

A massive wave threatens to engulf three fishing boats ... a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai and one of the world’s most iconic pieces of Asian art.