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Katsushika Hokusai
(31st Oct, 1760 - 10th May, 1849)
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
1830
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (MNAAG, Paris) / Richard Lambert
Guimet Museum
http://www.guimet.fr/fr/
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foam
sea
wave (water)
volcano
ukiyo-e (estampe)
art japonais
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About the artwork
Title:
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Periods:
19th century
XIXth century
Techniques:
nishike-e print
Dimensions:
255 x 375
Inventory number:
EO3285
Detail:
woodblock printing by Katsushika Hokusai
Location:
Guimet Museum
See more about this artwork on Wikipedia:
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
(
神奈川沖浪裏
,
Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura
, "In the well of a wave off Kanagawa")
, also known as
The Great Wave
or simply
The Wave
, is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1830 and 1833 in the late Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
(
富嶽三十六景
,
Fugaku sanjūrokkei
)
. It is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the best recognized works of Japanese art in the world. It depicts an…
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About the author(s)
Author:
Katsushika Hokusai
Born:
31st Oct, 1760
Dead:
10th May, 1849
Country:
Japon
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Katsushika Hokusai
(
葛飾 北斎
,
listen
, October 31, 1760 (exact date questionable) – May 10, 1849)
was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
(
富嶽三十六景
,
Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei
, c. 1831)
which includes the internationally recognized print,
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
, created…
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