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Created by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) in the early 1830s, the woodblock print (full name: “Under the Wave off Kanagawa”) was a sensation from the moment it was produced as part of ...
The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is celebrating Japan’s iconic Shogun era with a never-seen-in-the-U.S. art exhibit. “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” ...
So you woke up late on the weekend, and need to get out of the city to see some art, but you haven’t had time to plan. No problem: We’ve done the research for you. Here’s our pick for a great ...
Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai may be best known for his iconic woodblock print, “Great Wave off Kanagawa,” yet few are familiar with another work—a breathtaking painting titled “Breaking ...
Why would anyone want to see a digital recreation of a work of art when they can see the real thing? An exhibition called Hokusai Exposed at London's Old Truman Brewery offers a vaguely creepy view of ...
Some of the world’s best-known images are on view this spring in “Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, March 24 through June 17. The exhibition ...
Innovative, creative, and immensely prolific, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was celebrated during his lifetime in his native Japan. His works were among the first major examples of Japanese art to be ...