Katsushika Hokusai’s piece titled The Great Wave off Shore At Kanagawa is a Japanese woodblock print that was created around 1826-1833 in the Edo period. This piece is apart of Hokusai’s series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Japan’s most famous mountain, Mount Fuji is in every piece in the series. This piece is relatively small at 10 1/8 inches x 14 15/16 inches. Yet, Hokusai did not make his magnificent pieces of art alone, he had skilled craftsman aid in the production of the each of his woodblock prints. This woodblock print is a 19th-century masterpiece that shows brave fisherman going up against the power of nature.
Beginning at the bottom right hand corner of the piece there are dynamic lines that lead up to the wave. There are a total
Beginning at the bottom right hand corner of the piece there are dynamic lines that lead up to the wave. There are a total