For 20 years now, Swords' house in Camberwell, south London, has had a copy of Hokusai's Great Wave (or Under the Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its actual title) painted across its back.
The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa', c1829-1831, from the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Source: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images HOKUSAI, directed by Hajime Hashimoto ...
However, unlike the picture of Kim K crying, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its full name, was one of the first images to go viral. Angus Lockyer describes Katsushika Hokusai's Great Wave.
Formally titled Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa), the print comes from Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of ...
The Wave was printed by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831. It was immediately a big hit ... The full title of the image is Great Wave off Kanagawa (or Under the Wave off Kanagawa), and it was made as one of ...
‘Under the Wave off Kanagawa’, or more commonly ... is the work of great ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Recently on September 18, as part of its Asia Week New York, Bonhams ...
One of Hokusai's most enduring works is "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," created between 1830 and 1831. It is part of a series of pieces, each featuring a view of Mount Fuji, though it’s a little ...