Take a piece of Hokusai’s artistry with you wherever you go with this elegant tote bag, featuring the timeless beauty of The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Inspiration
Hokusai
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
1831
Dimensions
15" x 17.5"
38 cm x 44 cm
Material: Canvas
Care instruction: Washable. Dry flat.
About The Great Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. It is part of Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series that secured his fame both in Japan and overseas.
The mountain with a snow-capped peak is Mount Fuji, which in Japan is considered sacred and a symbol of national identity.
Sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is more likely to be a large rogue wave. It is about to strike three boats, symbolizing the force of nature and the weakness of human beings.
About Hokusai
Hokusai's work transformed the ukiyo-e artform from a style of portraiture largely focused on courtesans and actors into a much broader style of art that focused on landscapes, plants, and animals. Over his career, Hokusai used more than 30 different names, always beginning a new cycle of works by changing it, and letting his students use the previous name.
