Mount Fuji The Great Wave Off Kanagawa Hokusai

Under the wave off kanagawa kanagawa oki nami ura also known as the great wave from the series thirty six views of mount fuji fugaku sanjurokkei artist.

Mount fuji the great wave off kanagawa hokusai. The most famous image from the set is the great wave kanagawa oki nami ura in which a diminutive mount fuji can be seen in the distance under the crest of a giant wave. Under the wave off kanagawa kanagawa oki nami ura also known as the great wave from the. Instantly recognizable katsushika hokusais the great wave off kanagawa gracefully distills the power of the ocean into a two dimensional image thats as deceptively simple as it is mesmerizing. Katsushika hokusai japanese tokyo edo 17601849 tokyo edo date.

It was published sometime between 1829 and 1833 in the late edo period as the first print in hokusais series thirty six views of mount fuji. Mount fuji is the protagonist in each scene viewed from afar or up close during various weather conditions and seasons and from all directions. Hokusai has arranged the composition to frame mount fuji. Ink and color on paper accession.

Thirty six views of mount fuji. Under the wave off kanagawa is part of a series of prints titled thirty six views of mount fuji which hokusai made between 1830 and 1833. Atmospheric pink and grey in the sky deep prussian blue in the folds of the sea. Under the wave off kanagawa kanagawa oki nami ura also known as the great wave from the series thirty six views of mount fuji fugaku sanjurokkei depicts same object.

The image depicts an enormous wave threatening three boats off the coast of the town of kanagawa while mount fuji ri. Early impressions of the great wave or under the wave off kanagawa are just as subtle in their colouring. But not everyone knows that the great wave comes from a series of forty six prints depicting the views of mount fuji from different locations and in various seasons and weather conditions. The curves of the wave and hull of one boat dip down just low enough to allow the base of mount fuji to be visible and the white top of the great wave creates a diagonal line that leads the viewers eye directly to the peak of the mountain top.

Buy wall26 katsushika hokusai the great wave off kanagawa thirty six views of mount fuji fabric tapestry home decor 51x60 inches. It is a polychrome multi colored woodblock print made of ink and color on paper that is approximately 10 x 14 inches. Jp10 on view in. It is hokusais most famous work and one of the most recognizable works of japanese art in the world.

Everyone knows the great wave off kanagawa the print created by the japanese ukiyo e artist katsushika hokusai.