Hokusai - The rising of The Great Wave
The acclaimed Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is known the world over for his iconic woodblock print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”.
An image so famous, it is instantly recognisable even to people who have no interest in art at all; The Great Wave is not only the most popular pieces in all of Japanese art . . . but, more so, it is believed to be quit…
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