June 3, 2010

Hokusai and the Age

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010 Adorning postage stamps and guidebooks, Hokusai’s Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa is perhaps the most iconic artwork ever to emerge from Japan. However, it wasn’t until the ukiyo-e artist was in his 70s that his series “Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji” brought him widespread acclaim. For […]

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