From Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: Under the Wave of Kanagawa - Masterpiece - Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) - Published by Unsodo - Japan

Hokusai and the Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji - In Japan, Mt. Fuji is a sacred place and a symbol of the country itself. Rising majestically near the center of Japan, Fuji dominates the landscape and the Japanese national identity. At the age of sixty-nine, the great Hokusai began what would become the most famous landscape print series of ukiyo-e, his incredible Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

The Great Wave - Perhaps the most famous woodblock print of all time, Hokusai's "Great Wave" is a masterpiece of Japanese art. The enormous wave crests in a burst of foam and spray, curling tendrils of water reaching out like fingers, the foam raining down like snow. The powerful sea tosses three small fishing boats on the rolling swells, the wave about to crash over them. The snow-covered peak of Mt. Fuji appears in the distance against a gray sky, dwarfed by the immensity of the wave. The white clouds in the sky echo the form of the wave, while the smaller wave at lower left repeats the shape of the mountain. This timeless design shows the magnificent power of nature over man. An incredibly powerful image, masterfully composed and detailed.
This is a later edition printed using the original woodblocks by Unsodo, Japan.

Hokusai Katsushika (1760～1849）
who was active in the Edo period, worked in many fields such as actor paintings and illustrations for reading materials. He also studied a wide range of Chinese and Western painting techniques, and his landscape paintings using shading and perspective eventually became the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji,” including the masterpiece ” A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day”.
Hokusai’s works have greatly influenced Western artists, and he is still considered one of the most famous Japanese painters in the world.

The woodblock print is in excellent condition

Dimensions
Paper size: 270 x 208 mm (medium size edition)


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