What does the writing on the great wave say?
The Great Wave of Kanagawa has two inscriptions. The first, the title of the series, is written in the upper left corner within a rectangular frame, which reads: “冨嶽三十六景/神奈冲/浪裏” Fugaku Sanjūrokkei / Kanagawa oki / nami ura, meaning “Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji / On the high seas in Kanagawa / Under the wave”.
What is the title of the painting by Hokusai explained in the video?
Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also called The Great Wave has became one of the most famous works of art in the world—and debatably the most iconic work of Japanese art.
What is the meaning behind the wave painting?
The Great Wave can be taken as a symbolic image of an important change happening to the Japanese society, a change which brings the presence of the foreign influences coming from the uncertainty of the sea and opposed to the firmness and stillness of Mount Fuji, the established symbol for the soul of Japan.
What medium is the great wave?
Painting
Printmaking
The Great Wave off Kanagawa/Forms
Under the Wave off Kanagawa is part of a series of prints titled Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji, which Hokusai made between 1830 and 1833. It is a polychrome (multi-colored) woodblock print, made of ink and color on paper that is approximately 10 x 14 inches.
What did Hokusai say about his work?
But Hokusai never stopped painting, and completed Ducks in a Stream at the age of 87. Constantly seeking to produce better work, he apparently exclaimed on his deathbed, “If only Heaven will give me just another ten years…
What was Hokusai inspired by?
Hiroshige
Utagawa KuniyoshiKatsukawa ShunshōKitao Masayoshi
Hokusai/Influenced by
Why is Hokusai so famous?
Since its creation 184 years ago, Katsushika Hokusai’s work, also known as the “Great Wave,” has been mobilized as a symbol of not just tsunamis, but hurricanes and plane crashes into the sea.
Where is Katsushika Hokusai from?
EdoHokusai / Place of birth
Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1831) which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s.