Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’, the most iconic image in Japanese art – is setting some eye popping records at auction. Recently, an early-original Great Wave sold at Christies for a whopping $2.8million. That is almost double the previous sale from 2022, which was $1.5 million. That $1.5million sales was already up around 50%. So, the sales …
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Katsushika Hokusai’s style of art is often characterized by his mastery of traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printing techniques, which he used to create a wide range of works including landscapes, portraits, and depictions of everyday life in Edo-period Japan. Hokusai’s style is known for its attention to detail and its use of vivid colors and …
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is considered one of Japan’s favorite artists due to his immense talent and influence on the art world both in Japan and internationally. Hokusai is best known for his woodblock prints, particularly his series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji,” which includes the famous print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” One reason for …
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“[People in Edo period Japan (1603–1868)] … overcame many of the identical problems that confront us today—issues of energy, water, materials, food, and population—[and] forged from these considerable challenges a society that was conservation-minded, waste-free, well-housed and well-fed, and economically robust, and that has bequeathed to us admirable and enduring standards of design and beauty.” …
Ever wonder what the favorite colors were of Japanese Woodblock artists? Well, for a while there, it did seem like it was Prussian blue, especially for Katsushika Hokusai – the ukiyo-e artist whom we’ve most fondly known for his Great Wave Off Kanagawa. You might have known this, or you might not, but the Great …
What time is it? It’s Halloween time! Creepy ghost stories, skeletons lurking over your heads, a whisper in the corner of your house – all of that is right around the corner! And we’re not the only ones who love a good horror story. Yes my friends, when it comes to a story that would …
Ukiyo-e, or the floating world pieces, are Japanese art genres that involve woodblock art. Unique in its form and the process of its creation, Ukiyo-e first surfaced outside Japan in the 17th century and influenced how art was created all across the globe. In fact, even the crude impressionists of the West began to incorporate …
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