“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” will be featured on the back of Japan’s new 1,000 yen bill to be issued from 2024 By Ministry of Finance Japan The new design for the 1,000 yen bill that will be used from 2024 is the first to feature “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” from the “Thirty-Six Views […]
What are the three ships depicted in the Great Wave? One of Katsushika Hokusai‘s most famous prints, “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa,” from “Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji,” depicts three ships being tossed about by large waves. This part of the work emphasizes the smallness of helpless people in the face of nature, but what
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Rainy Season at Ryoshimachi, Shinagawa by Kawase Hasui Title: Rainy Season at Ryoshimachi, Shinagawa Author: Kawase Hasui Year: 1931 Size: 38.7 cm x 26.0 cm Location Related artworks Works of Kawase Hasui “Ryuga Island, Oga Peninsula,” by Kawase Hasui “Ioridani Mountain Pass in Etchu Province, by Kawase Hasui “Konjikido in Snow, Hiraizumi” by Kawase Hasui
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What influence did the Great Wave off Kanagawa have on Van Gogh? On September. 8, 1888, Van Gogh a letter to his brother Theo. In that letter, he said the following about a piece of ukiyo-e. “These waves are claws, the boat is caught in them, you can feel it.” The work is Katsushika Hokusai‘s
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Akashi-chō after Rain, by Kawase Hasui Title: Akashi-chō after Rain Author: Kawase Hasui Year: 1928 Size: 26.2 cm x 38.8 cm Related artworks “Full Moon at Kankai Pavillon, Wakanoura”, by Kawase Hasui “Winter Moon at Toyamagahara,” by Kawase Hasui “Night moon, sailboat, and sea”, by Kawase Hasui “Honmon-ji Temple in Ikegami”, by Kawase Hasui “Ioridani
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Evening at Souemon-cho, Osaka, by Kawase Hasui Title: Evening at Souemon-cho, Osaka Author: Kawase Hasui Year: 1933 Size: 36.5 cm x 24.3 cm Location Related artworks Works of Kawase Hasui “Ryuga Island, Oga Peninsula,” by Kawase Hasui “Ioridani Mountain Pass in Etchu Province, by Kawase Hasui “Konjikido in Snow, Hiraizumi” by Kawase Hasui “The Pond
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Morning at Dotonbori, Osaka, by Kawase Hasui Title: Morning at Dotonbori, Osaka Author: Kawase Hasui Year: 1933 Size: 36.5 cm x 24.1 cm Location Related artworks Works of Kawase Hasui “The Kasuga Shrine in Nara” by Kawase Hasui “Winter Moon at Toyamagahara,” by Kawase Hasui “Night moon, sailboat, and sea”, by Kawase Hasui “Honmon-ji Temple
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Yae Bridge at Nagata Shrine, Kobe, by Kawase Hasui Title: Yae Bridge at Nagata Shrine, Kobe Author: Kawase Hasui Year: 1934 Size: 36.0 cm x 24.0 cm Location Related artworks Works of Kawase Hasui “Winter Moon at Toyamagahara,” by Kawase Hasui “The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba”, by Kawase Hasui “Ioridani Mountain Pass in
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Fukakubo, Hachinohe, by Kawase Hasui Title: Fukakubo, Hachinohe Author: Kawase Hasui Year: 1933 Size: 36.2 cm x 24.0 cm Related artworks “Full Moon at Kankai Pavillon, Wakanoura”, by Kawase Hasui “Winter Moon at Toyamagahara,” by Kawase Hasui “Night moon, sailboat, and sea”, by Kawase Hasui “Honmon-ji Temple in Ikegami”, by Kawase Hasui “Ioridani Mountain Pass
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