The Great Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print made by Hokusai.[1]
The art work was printed somewhere between 1830 and 1833 which was during the Edo period. It is the first print in the series, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It shows a giant wave threatening boats near the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa. It was made with the ukiyo-e printing technique.
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa Media
Plate used to print ukiyo-e
Hokusai, self-portrait of 1839
Detail of the centre of the image. In the background is Mount Fuji in blue with a snow-capped peak.
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai Katsushika, signature and title
Inverted image, which allows for interpretation in the manner a Japanese person normally would
Kōshū Kajikazawa, "Kajikazawa in Kai Province", aizuri-e style
Original 1905 cover of Claude Debussy's La Mer
Copy in the Art Institute of Chicago
Copy in The British Museum
Copy in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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References
- ↑ Kleiner, Fred S. and Christin J. Mamiya, (2009). Gardner's Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives, p. 115.
Other websites
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA), "The Great Wave at Kanagawa"
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