Born in Edo in 1760, Hokusai established himself as a prolific master of Japanese art, admired for the skill of his brushwork, his subtle understanding of the human figure, and for revitalising ...

Hokusai: More than 100 lost works by non-western world’s most famous artist rediscovered New findings, part of artist’s abandoned attempt to create Great Picture Book of Everything, trigger ...

Traditional Japanese erotic art – shunga – flourished during the Edo period (1603–1867), along with the rise of ukiyo-e woodblock printing. Some of the greatest artists of the time, including Kitagawa ...

Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) may be best known for his iconic woodblock print, The Great Wave Off the Coast of Kanagawa, but few are familiar with another work, a breathtaking ...

Hokusai didn’t explore landscape with real vigor until he was in his 70s. Despite past periods of prestige in Japanese art, landscape had been disregarded by ukiyo-e artists of the 17th, 18th ...

In the history of Japanese art, no-one has come close to the genius of Katsushika Hokusai.The 19th-century painter and print-maker’s passion for understanding the natural world, expressed in ...

The LEGO Art Hokusai The Great Wave (31208) set allows you to recreate this iconic image in 3D with 1,810 pieces. It’s a very relaxing build, especially if you scan the included QR code.

About Hokusai Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) began sketching at the age of 6. He wished to live to 110 in order to accomplish almost divine mastery of his art, but only made it to 90. A master of ...

The animated movie “Miss Hokusai” imagines what life was like for the daughter of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), the Japanese artist best known for the woodblock print “The Great Wave off ...

Amazon currently has the LEGO Art Hokusai The Great Wave 31208 for only $79.99. That's 20% off the $100 MSRP and the best price we've seen for one of the best looking models in LEGO's 3D wall art ...