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Katsushika Hokusai
(31st Oct, 1760 - 10th May, 1849)
Sous la vague au large de Kanagawa
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (MNAAG, Paris) / Harry Bréjat
Guimet Museum
http://www.guimet.fr/fr/
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Keywords:
volcano
sea
landscape
boat (small)
art japonais
ukiyo-e (estampe)
wave (water)
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About the artwork
Title:
Sous la vague au large de Kanagawa
Periods:
19th century
XIXth century
Techniques:
nishike-e print
Dimensions:
248 x 363
Inventory number:
EO174
Detail:
Série des Trente-six vues du mont Fuji. 1830-1832
Location:
Guimet Museum
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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