The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa gracefully distills the ... the highest peak in Japan. Snowy Morning From Koishikawa (Koishikawa Yuki No Ashita), another print in the ...

‘Under the Wave off Kanagawa’, commonly known as the ‘Great Wave’, is an 1831 print by woodblock master Katsushika Hokusai that has become one of the defining images of Japan. This ...

The international popularity of Hokusai’s wave can be traced back to the Paris Exposition of 1867. The occasion marked modern Japan’s ... the sea off Honmoku in Kanagawa.

If you're familiar with the Japanese genre of art known as ukiyo-e the name Katsushika Hokusai will be very familiar, but even if you aren't his Great Wave Off Kanagawa is one of the most instantly ...