Katsushika Hokusai Gallery
Great Wave at Kanagawa
From "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji"; 1823-29 Color woodcut, 10 x 15 in; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Great Wave at Kanagawa
Mount Fuji in Clear Weather
Fuji
Furoshiki-rekisi
Thunderstorm
Waterfall
Wave

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Hokusai was a painter and wood engraver, born in Edo (now Tokyo). He produced illustrations and color prints that drew their inspiration from the traditions, legends, and lives of the Japanese people. The free curved lines characteristic of his style gradually developed into a series of spirals that imparted the utmost freedom and grace to his work. His prints were imported to Paris in the mid-19th century and enthusiastically collected by impressionist artists.
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