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Hokusai’s “The Great Wave”

Posted on June 20, 2011 by kmaxwell

The Japanese artist Hokusai (1760-1849) created the woodcut print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, often known simply as The Great Wave,  in the 1820′s. It is a beautiful example of ukiyo-e or “floating world” genre. The ukiyo-e woodblock prints depicted … Continue reading →

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