Famous Japanese Artist Waves. The image depicts an enormous wave threatening three boats off the coast in the sagami bay while mount fuji rises in the background. This is the great wave off kanagawa, a woodblock print by the japanese artist katsushika hokusai and one of the world's most iconic pieces of asian art.
'under the wave off kanagawa' ('the great wave') is probably the most iconic japanese artwork in the world. The series depicts mount fuji from different locations and in various seasons and weather. Hokusai cleverly played with perspective to make japan’s grandest mountain appear as a small triangular mound within the hollow of the cresting wave.
Fuji is seen in the distance.
We take a deep dive into the history of legendary japanese artist and printmaker hokusai, who was famed for his motifs of waves and mount fuji. The artist became famous for his landscapes created using a palette of indigo and imported prussian blue. Sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is more likely to be a large rogue wave. Choose your favorite japanese landscape paintings from millions of available designs.