Katsushika Hokusai
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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Japanese art
Poem by Emperor Sanjo
Katsushika Hokusai, 1835
A moonlit ceremony in which a priest raises a ritual wand and the figures around him bow in quiet reverence.
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About this artwork
This colour woodblock print shows a priest lifting a gohei, a ritual implement made from a staff with zig-zag strips of white paper attached. Around him, the other figures bow respectfully as the ceremony takes place by moonlight. The scene honours Emperor Sanjo, who lived from 976 to 1017 and reigned from 1012 to 1016. Hokusai made the print in 1835–36, during Japan's Edo period. The title refers to a poem by the emperor, and the image gives it a quiet, devotional setting.
On your wall: Its night-time subject and calm, ceremonial mood suit studies, reading corners, quiet hallways and bedrooms where a contemplative piece of Japanese art is welcome.
- Title
- Poem by Emperor Sanjo
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Year
- 1835
- Style
- Japanese art
- Shape
- Landscape
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese painter and printmaker who worked in the ukiyo-e tradition during the Edo period. He helped widen the style beyond portraits of courtesans and actors to include landscapes, plants and animals. His series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, which includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa, influenced Van Gogh and Monet.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
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