Hokusai brought to life a monumental wave that would become a worldwide icon. Behind this print lies a history of artistic ...

It was used extensively in painting, wallpaper ... to Hokusai's blue wave from its colour to the shape of its sky. In letters to his brother, Van Gogh professed the Japanese master had left ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

However, it's not so much losing the colour blue ... Great Wave" or his blue-infused vision of Mount Fuji that we tend to think of the "blueyness" of this art as quintessentially Japanese.

It was used extensively in painting, wallpaper ... to Hokusai’s blue wave from its colour to the shape of its sky. In letters to his brother, Van Gogh professed the Japanese master had left ...