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. Angus Lockyer describes Katsushika Hokusai's Great Wave.

but you will most likely recognise his most famous works like The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa or Fuji, Mountain in Clear Weather (Red Fuji). Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is widely ...

OBUSE, Nagano Prefecture--An extremely rare hand-drawn portrait likely by renowned ukiyo-e woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai that recently came to light has triggered a quest to identify the ...

A sell-out exhibition at the British Museum has proved once again the popularity of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, whose Great Wave is said to be the world's most reproduced image.

What distinguishes this set is its sophisticated approach to the original's dramatic composition, a bridge between fine art ...