The Great Wave by Hokusai: Great Art Explained
- Episode aired May 17, 2021
- 17m
Hokusai was a painter during Japan's two centuries of self imposed isolation. He painted in the ukiyo e style which was quite popular with the rising merchant class. Ukiyo e paintings were r... Read allHokusai was a painter during Japan's two centuries of self imposed isolation. He painted in the ukiyo e style which was quite popular with the rising merchant class. Ukiyo e paintings were reproduced as wood boack prints in large numbers. "The Great Wave" is part of a series of 3... Read allHokusai was a painter during Japan's two centuries of self imposed isolation. He painted in the ukiyo e style which was quite popular with the rising merchant class. Ukiyo e paintings were reproduced as wood boack prints in large numbers. "The Great Wave" is part of a series of 35 views of Mount Fuji painted later in Hokusai's life. It represents the Japanese fear of ... Read all