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The 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.
Hokusai's most famous work today, originally titled "Under the Wave in the Sea off Kanagawa", is still a worldwide icon in the 21st century. The Japanese wave holds significance across many areas of culture and economy. It has been copied, quoted, and varied countless times. The wave motif has been used in advertising and printed on numerous ...
26 lut 2024 · It is known simply as the Great Wave. It portrays a rogue wave menacing three boats off the coast while Mount Fuji rises in the background. Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, ca. 1830-1832, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA.
6 cze 2017 · The energetic and imposing picture The Great Wave (Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura) is the best-known work by Japanese artist Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849), one of the greatest Japanese woodblock printmakers, painters and book illustrators.
The Great Wave. The little woodblock print, measuring 39 by 26 cm, depicts two opposing facets of reality. The waves in the front and Mount Fuji in the distance are emblems selected to convey the unpredictable nature of life as well as a perspectives effect, a European-style approach he had very creatively adopted.
19 sty 2019 · 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.
One print in the series, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (commonly known as The Great Wave), has become a global icon, synonymous in both the East and the West not only with the artist, Hokusai, but with Japanese art in general.
