As historian Richard Lane concludes, \"Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...\". While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I'm presenting a virtual museum tour of perhaps the greatest Japanese ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Art Gallery: Katsushika Hokusai Woodblock Prints (ukiyo-e)<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Hokusai created the \"Thirty-Six Views\" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession withMount Fuji. It was this series, specifically The Great Wave<\/em> print and Fuji in Clear Weather<\/em>, that secured Hokusai\u2019s fame both in Japan and overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As historian Richard Lane concludes, \"Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...\". While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I'm presenting a virtual museum tour of perhaps the greatest Japanese ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Art Gallery: Katsushika Hokusai Woodblock Prints (ukiyo-e)<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Katsushika Hokusai<\/strong> was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting.Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji<\/em> (\u5bcc\u5dbd\u4e09\u5341\u516d\u666f Fugaku Sanj\u016broku-kei<\/em>, c. 1831) which includes the internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa<\/em>, created during the 1820s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hokusai created the \"Thirty-Six Views\" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession withMount Fuji. It was this series, specifically The Great Wave<\/em> print and Fuji in Clear Weather<\/em>, that secured Hokusai\u2019s fame both in Japan and overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As historian Richard Lane concludes, \"Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...\". While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I'm presenting a virtual museum tour of perhaps the greatest Japanese ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Art Gallery: Katsushika Hokusai Woodblock Prints (ukiyo-e)<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting.Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景 Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c.
