"The Great Welle ahead of Kanagawa" (1830) by Katsushika Hokusai, limited reproduction

Image "The Great Wave in front of Kanagawa" (1830), framed

Hokusai (1760-1849) was one of the most important representatives of the Ukiyo-e, the Japanese color woodcut. His pictures influenced artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. Hokusai's series of images "36 Views of the Fuji Berg" (1830-36), in which he caught the landscapes around the highest mountain in Japan, became world famous. "The big wave before Kanagawa", a picture from this cycle, is still the world's best -known Japanese work of art.

High quality reproduction, pulled on canvas and stretched on a stretcher. Demanding solid wood framing. Limited edition 499 copies with a certificate. Format 36.5 x 54.5 cm (h/b).

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Katsushika Hokusai was born in Edo in 1760, today's Tokyo, and grew up in modest conditions. As a child, he showed an extraordinary talent for drawing. At the age of 14 he started an apprenticeship with a wood carver before turning to Ukiyo-e art-the "pictures of the flowing world" that represented everyday life and the amusements of the Japanese city population. In the course of his remarkably long life, Hokusai changed his stage name more than 30 times. Each new name marked an artistic development phase and mirrors Te his constant search for perfection. "At the age of 73 I understood something of the true nature of animals, birds, insects and fish", he is said to have said. "At the age of 100 I will be a truly great artist."

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