Discover story behind the "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" woodprint series; "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai. It is not just a huge wave and Mt. Fuji, the boat caught in the wave have a reason.

It gives the effect of a fixed point in a spinning world. However, unlike the picture of Kim K crying, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its full name, was one of the first images to go viral.

For 20 years now, Swords' house in Camberwell, south London, has had a copy of Hokusai's Great Wave (or Under the Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its actual title) painted across its back.

25.7 x 37.5 cm. (10.1 x 14.8 in.) ...

It’s even nestled into the background of the most recognizable piece of Japanese art, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, with a fresh layet of snow draped over its summit. The largest mountain in ...

David Edelstein under Unsplash License In 1831, the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai immortalized a snow-covered Mount Fuji in the background of his famous woodblock print, The Great Wave off ...

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, by Katsushika Hokusai. (Wikimedia Commons) Associated with varied connotations, from royalty and divinity to tranquillity, the colour blue finds prominence in numerous ...

For him, all Japanese art emerged from The Great Wave Off Kanagawa—everything from anime to Yoko Ono. Its influence could not be overstated. “Hokusai: Waves of Inspiration” just opened at ...