Hokusai’s Great Wave is seen as the ultimate emblem of Japanese art and is the most reproduced image on the planet – there’s something comforting about seeing it. Whether I spot a ...

The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa', c1829-1831, from the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Source: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images HOKUSAI, directed by Hajime Hashimoto ...

And it's how the most famous of all Japanese images, Hokusai's 'Great Wave', is sometimes read. This best-selling woodblock print was made around 1830 by the great artist Hokusai, as one of his ...

The portrait apparently was executed by Hokusai in his early 40s, based on kanji characters that state it was done in 1803 in the Japanese imperial era. Only a few original portraits drawn by ...

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." ...

A new groundbreaking exhibition in Tokyo features iconic works by the legendary Japanese woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai. Visitors can step into Hokusai's famous depiction of a great wave in ...

An accompanying podcast guides builders through Hokusai’s world and the ... is its sophisticated approach to the original’s dramatic composition. The wave’s famous tendrils, recreated ...

Tanaka plays the older Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a renowned ukiyo-e woodblock artist in the Edo Period (1603-1867), in the latter half of "Hokusai," taking over the role from Yuya Yagira ...