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Bookmark or Share- Hokusai's Iconic "Great Wave" - The Metropolitan Museum of ArtKnown 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.
- Katsushika Hokusai | Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura ...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.
- 'The Great Wave' History: Exploring 'The Great Wave Off Kanagawa'The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a yoko-e (landscape-oriented) woodblock print created by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai during the Edo period. It is the first piece in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, a series of ukiyo-e prints showing Japan's tallest peak from different perspectives.
- A Brief History Of 'The Great Wave': Japan's Most Famous ArtworkThe Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave, is one of the most famous examples of Japanese art in the world. Hiroe Nirei discusses some of the studies written about the iconic image.
- The Great Wave off Kanagawa - WikipediaThe 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.
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