The Evolution of Hokusai’s Nice Wave: A Examine of 113 Recognized Copies of the Iconic Woodblock Print

Probably the most broad­ly recognized work by the eigh­teenth- and 9­teenth-cen­tu­ry Japan­ese artist Hoku­sai, 神奈川沖浪裏, is usu­al­ly trans­lat­ed into Eng­lish as The Nice Wave off Kana­gawa. That ver­sion of the title displays the icon­ic scene depict­ed within the picture effectively sufficient, although I can’t assist however really feel that we must be speak­ing about waves, plur­al….