It is perhaps one of Japan’s most iconic scenes: the triangular form of Mount Fuji rising into blue skies, its snow-capped peak reflected with precision onto the still waters of a nearby lake.
This best-selling woodblock print was made around 1830 by the great artist Hokusai, as one of his series of 36 views of Mount Fuji. At first sight it presents a beautiful picture of a deep blue ...
Angus Lockyer describes Katsushika Hokusai's Great Wave. It was produced in the early 1830s as part of a series, Thirty Six Images of Mount Fuji, which actually contained 46 images (because ...
O-Ei is by his side as he completes his iconic "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" series. When Hokusai grew too old to wield his brush freely, O-Ei becomes his "brush" and paints on his behalf.
During the course of the story, Hokusai is stricken by the beauty of Mount Fuji while he is on the road. When the ukiyo-e master comes across the indigo color he has been looking for, he explodes ...
"Hokusai: Another Story in Tokyo" marks the latest in a series of immersive attractions ... Hokusai's depictions of Mount Fuji have become emblematic of Japan, with his masterpiece "The Great ...
When Hokusai’s masterpiece Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji was completed, she was also by his side.
O-Ei is by his side as he completes his iconic "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" series. When Hokusai grew too old to wield his brush freely, O-Ei becomes his "brush" and paints on his behalf.